ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2021
Management of Flood syndrome: What can we do better?
Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Spontaneous Evisceration Through Umbilical Hernia in Adult Patients: A Scoping Review of Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, Management, and Outcomes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Umbilical hernia rupture with small bowel evisceration in advanced cirrhosis (flood syndrome).Surgery open science · 2026Article
- When the Umbilicus Leaks: Clinical Recognition of Flood Syndrome.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- Percutaneous transabdominal plug-assisted antegrade and retrograde transvenous embolization for the treatment of ruptured paraumbilical varices with concurrent flood syndrome: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Mesh repair versus anatomical repair of ruptured umbilical hernia in cirrhotic patients, our center experience.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
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- Spontaneous Evisceration, or "Burst Abdomen," in Patient with Prior Flood Syndrome Surgical Repair.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Hybrid Extended Totally Extraperitoneal Transversus Abdominis Release for Ruptured Incisional Hernia Etiologically Very Similar to Flood Syndrome: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Pilot Case Series of Robotic-Assisted Hernia Repair in Patients With Cirrhosis.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- Spontaneous bowel evisceration through umbilical hernia in an adult non-cirrhotic patient.BMJ case reports · 2024Article
- Ascites with a Chance of Flooding: A Rare Complication of Cirrhosis.Journal of Brown hospital medicine · 2024Article
- Social considerations in surgical management of Flood syndrome: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Flood syndrome following right-sided heart failure: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Approximately 20% of cirrhotic patients with ascites develop umbilical herniation. These patients usually suffer from multisystemic complications of cirrhosis, have a significantly higher risk of infection, and require accurate surveillance- especially in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The rupture of an umbilical hernia, is an uncommon, life-threatening complication of large-volume ascites and end-stage liver disease resulting in spontaneous paracentesis, also known as Flood syndrome. Flood syndrome remains a challenging condition for clinicians, as recommendations for its management are lacking, and the available evidence for the best treatment approach remains controversial. In this paper, four key questions are addressed regarding the management and prevention of Flood syndrome: (1) Which is the best treatment approach-conservative treatment or urgent surgery? (2) How can we establish the individual risk for herniation and possible hernia rupture in cirrhotic patients? (3) How can we prevent umbilical hernia ruptures? And (4) How can we manage these patients in the conditions created by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic?
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