Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector7928810.17816/kazmj79288Research ArticleA case of ascites operated on using the new methodFlerovS. A.info@eco-vector.comHospital Surgical Clinic of Kazan University1510192319525282908202129082021Copyright © 1923, Flerov S.A.1923<p>The demonstration patient was a 17-year-old girl, who had abdominal dropsy of 3 years' duration on the basis of syphilitic cirrhosis of the liver. Fluid filled the entire abdomen, after repeated punctures it accumulated again on the next day, and, arriving - judging by body weight - about 2 pounds a day, it reached its former size in 1-2 weeks. The amount of fluid released each time was 10-13 liters.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив