Ascites as an early sign of peritoneal involvement in a patient with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosisA rare case of a 47-year man with retroperitoneal fibrosis is presented. The disease have an untypical clinical picture. The major signs were hydronephrosis and ascites related to the involvement ...
Ascites is a serious condition. It's a sign that your liver isn't working well. You need this important organ to remove waste from your blood. Ascites can be life-threatening if you don't treat it and your liver fails. Then, you'll need a liver transplant to replace your damaged orga...
Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Learn about the causes, symptoms, types, and treatment of ascites.
In cases of ascites, when one side of the abdomen is tapped with the finger and the other side is auscultated, two sounds similar in timing to the normal heart sounds have been observed. The first sound is caused by the sound wave being transmitted through the fluid; the second is the...
Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity (space that separates the organs in abdominal cavity from the abdominal wall). Ascites is a complicated result from an underlying condition such as liver disease, kidney disease and cancer. This is an unwanted sign for patients who ...
Often there is a new onset of ankle edema. Weight gain is sometimes not observed in cirrhosis with ascites because of concomitant loss of lean body mass. Flank distension with shifting percussion dullness and tympany is a relatively reliable physical finding. Alternatively, a distended CAUSES OF ...
Ascites, either as an exudate or as a transudate, can be a presenting sign of ovarian pathology and is present in approximately a third of patients [2,26]. Ascites is not limited to malignant tumours but can be associated with benign tumours such as fibromas [10,27]. Many speculative th...
Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook chy·lous as·ci·tes ,ascites chylosus[MIM*208300] presence in the peritoneal cavity of a milky fluid containing suspended triglycerides, ordinarily caused by an obstruction or injury of the thoracic duct or cisterna chyli. ...
Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook pseudomyxoma peritonei (redirected fromgelatinous ascites) pseudomyxoma [soo″do-mik-so´mah] 1.a mass of epithelial mucus resembling amyxoma. 2.pseudomyxoma peritonei.
The puddle sign may be present when as little as 120 mL of fluid is present. When peritoneal fluid exceeds 500 mL, ascites may be demonstrated by the presence of shifting dullness or bulging flanks. A fluid-wave sign is notoriously inaccurate. Elevated jugular venous pressure may suggest a ...