Ascites is the buildup of fluid in the abdominal cavity, which often develops as a complication of liver disease. However, other conditions like pancreatic disease, malnutrition, certain cancers ...

BACKGROUND Ascites is a common clinical sign noted in 3% to 4% of hospitalized medical patients. Nearly 94% of patients with ascites have non-malignant etiologies, with the most common being chronic ...

CELSUS noted more than nine hundred years ago that "fluid often collects within the abdomen so that if it be shaken by any movement of the body the fluctuations of the fluid can be seen." ...

Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

In contrast to LVP, which provides only symptomatic control and requires repeated procedures, TIPS efficiently prevents the formation of ascites and increases urinary sodium excretion by reducing ...

The patient was diagnosed with nongerminal-center B cell diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) 1 year after being diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).

dynamic). Identify pleural effusion and estimate for safety of bedside thoracentesis. Locate abdominal ascites in right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, suprapubic, and paracolic gutters and ...