Patient's question:
I had been experiencing abdominal pain for a while, and later my hands and feet also swelled. After a thorough examination at the hospital, it was found that there was a small tumor on my liver. I have now undergone surgery, but a problem has reappeared: postoperative ascites in the liver. What could be the cause, and how should it be treated? In my case, what treatment should I follow? Please give me some advice from the doctor.Doctor's answer:
After the patient undergoes surgery, if they develop infectious ascites in the second-order neurons, the majority of the reasons are due to underlying liver diseases, such as a history of chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis in the patient. Post-surgery, the patient is required to fast and receive intravenous nutrition support to encourage treatment, which can lead to the recurrence of ascites. If the above reasons are the cause, the first step is to appropriately increase the intravenous fluid intake, and then consider supplementing the patient with human serum albumin or plasma to reduce their colloid osmotic pressure. Diuretic therapy can be administered when necessary.