Refractory ascites is a common complication of cirrhosis of the liver. Build-up of fluid causes difficulty in breathing, fatigue, nausea, poor appetite, acid reflux, abdominal pain and infection.

The current study included women who received surgery followed by adjuvant external radiotherapy and/or brachytherapy for endometrial cancer between 1980 and 1993 at the departments of Gynaecology and ...