Methods: Patients with symptomatic ascites/pleural effusion for at least 3 weeks with a fluid amylase level of > 1000 S units/dl and underlying pancreatic disease were included. The interventions ...

Background Paracentesis for management of ascites is frequently performed in hospices. Serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) should be measured to guide management. Patients with ascites caused by ...

Introduction Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity ... Medical management Evidence for diuretics less clear in malignant ascites. Serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) can be ...

No peritoneal nodularity or bowel abnormality had been identified (figure 2A, B). Diagnostic paracentesis revealed cloudy straw-coloured fluid. Chemical analysis showed exudative ascites with ...

The patient had yet another paracentesis and drainage of 5 L of milky ascitic fluid 10 weeks later. Further analysis of ascitic fluid showed elevated triglycerides >2000 mg/dL. Serum-ascites albumin ...

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 ...

Chylous ascites is when chyle collects in the belly. Chyle is a milky fluid made in the bowels (intestines) during digestion. Depending the cause, doctors can treat chylous ascites (KYE-lus ...

1 Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 2 Department of Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, ...

Two modifications of the standard method of treatment of ascites in chronic liver disease were investigated in three separate randomised trials involving a total of 201 patients. These modifications ...

Ascites is the most common complication of liver cirrhosis, and it develops as a consequence of portal hypertension and splanchnic vasodilatation. Depending on severity, management of ascites ...