Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Attending Radiologist, University of Southern ...

Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

Eight patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and ascites were studied. In 4 patients, urine was collected from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, 12 noon to 3 p.m., 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. for two ...