The Interstitial Lymphatic Peritoneal Mesothelium Axis in Portal Hypertensive Ascites: When in Danger, Go Back to the Sea

Table 4

Characteristics of the experimental cholestatic portal hypertensive syndrome.

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(i) Severe hemodynamic dysfunction

(ii) Increased sodium and water retention

(iii) Interstitial dysfunction

(iv) Increased mesenteric lymph flow

(v) Bacterial translocation

(vi) Mesenteric adenitis

(vii) Endotoxemia

(viii) Negative acute phase response

(ix) Hypermetabolism

(x) Multiple organ dysfunction/failure

 (a) Lung

 (b) Central nervous system

 (c) Kidney

(xi) Catabolism

(xii) Ascites

(xiii) Bacterial peritonitis

(xiv) Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

(xv) Sepsis

(xvi) Shock

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