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Editorial
. 2009 Nov 28;15(44):5505-10.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5505.

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a severe complication of liver cirrhosis

Jan Lata, Oldrich Stiburek, Marcela Kopacova
Editorial

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a severe complication of liver cirrhosis

Jan Lata et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

This report presents a survey of current knowledge concerning one of the relatively frequent and severe complications of liver cirrhosis and associated ascites-spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation, diagnosis and present possibilities of treatment are discussed.

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