[Clinical research of refractory ascites of cirrhosis treated with acupoint-penetrating needling technique of acupuncture and enema with mixture].

Objective: To observe the effects on liver function, portal hemodynamics, plasma nitric oxide (NO), intestinal endotoxin (ETM) and interferon γ (IFN-γ) treated with acupoint-penetrating needling technique of acupuncture and enema with tuihuang mixture in the patients with refractory ascites of cirrhosis.

Methods: A total of 120 patients with refractory ascites of cirrhosis were divided randomly into an observation group and a control group, 60 cases in each one. In the control group, the routine western medicine treatment was applied in combination with enema with mixture.