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A Male Infant with Congenital Chylous Ascites Accompanied by Hypertension

Erciyes Medical Journal, 2020
Background: Congenital chylous ascites is a condition that arises from a disorder of the abdominal lymphatic system. Case Report: In this case study, a nine-month-old infant diagnosed with congenital chylous ascites in the newborn period presented with ...
Derya Altay, Ismail Dursun, Zübeyde Gündüz, Duran Arslan   +3 more
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Idiopathic Neonatal Hemorrhagic Ascites: Conservative management is an option [PDF]

Pediatric Sciences Journal (Egypt), 2022
Idiopathic hemoperitoneum or hemorrhagic ascites is a very rare cause of fetal and neonatal ascites. It may be a life threatening condition which is challenging in diagnosis and treatment.
Zahraa Ezz El Din, Amira Elrefaee
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Characteristics of ascitic fluid in cardiac ascites

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007
Cardiac ascites remains a rare entity with unique clinical and pathogenetic features that are not adequately recognized by clinicians. The purpose of this study was to contribute towards elucidating the nature of cardiac ascites.We describe a series of 26 ascitic fluid samples from eight patients with cardiac ascites that were referred and further ...
Christou, L., Economou, M., Economou, G., Kolettis, T. M., Tsianos, E. V.   +4 more
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NK Cells in Ascites From Liver Disease Patients Display a Particular Phenotype and Take Part in Antibacterial Immune Response

Frontiers in Immunology, 2019
Background and Aims: Ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) are frequent complications of liver cirrhosis. In spite of the clinical impact, knowledge about ascites as an immune cell compartment in liver disease is limited.
Philipp Lutz, Philipp Lutz, Philipp Lutz, Hannah C. Jeffery, Nicholas Jones, Jane Birtwistle, Benjamin Kramer, Benjamin Kramer, Jacob Nattermann, Jacob Nattermann, Ulrich Spengler, Ulrich Spengler, Christian P. Strassburg, Christian P. Strassburg, David H. Adams, David H. Adams, Ye H. Oo, Ye H. Oo   +17 more
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Placing a lumen-apposing metal stent despite ascites: feasibility and safety

VideoGIE, 2020
Background and Aims: Placing a lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) through ascites carries serious risks, including death from leakage around the LAMS and failure to create a mature fistula between the 2 lumens.
Shayan Irani, MD
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Use of piretanide, a new loop diuretic in cirrhosis with ascites. Relationship between the diuretic response and the plasma aldosterone level [PDF]

, 1980
Twenty patients with cirrhosis and ascites but no renal failure were given piretanide, a new loop diuretic, in order to investigate its efficacy and to relate the diuretic response with the pretreatment plasma aldosterone concentration.
Rivera Fillat, Francisca, Rodés, J., Arroyo, Vicente, Casamitjana i Abellà, Roser, Cabrera, J., Bosch i Genover, Jaume   +5 more
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A Deep Residual U-Net Algorithm for Automatic Detection and Quantification of Ascites on Abdominopelvic Computed Tomography Images Acquired in the Emergency Department: Model Development and Validation

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2022
BackgroundDetection and quantification of intra-abdominal free fluid (ie, ascites) on computed tomography (CT) images are essential processes for finding emergent or urgent conditions in patients.
Hoon Ko, Jimi Huh, Kyung Won Kim, Heewon Chung, Yousun Ko, Jai Keun Kim, Jei Hee Lee, Jinseok Lee   +7 more
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Chylous Ascites Associated with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer That Improved with Appropriate Treatment: A Case Report

Current Oncology
Chylous ascites is a rare form of ascites with high triglyceride content arising from the thoracoabdominal lymph nodes in the peritoneal cavity due to various benign or malignant etiologies, including pancreatic cancer.
Hiroo Imai, Ken Saijo, Noriko Takenaga, Keigo Komine, Kota Ouchi, Yuki Kasahara, Shiori Ishikawa, Keiju Sasaki, Yuya Yoshida, Hidekazu Shirota, Masanobu Takahashi, Chikashi Ishioka   +11 more
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Laminin concentration in ascites of patients with hepatic cirrhosis and peritoneal carcinomatosis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2005
Laminin levels in ascitic fluid have been proposed as a marker for neoplastic ascites. We compared the concentration of laminin in serum and in ascitic fluid from patients with hepatic cirrhosis and peritoneal carcinomatosis and assessed the diagnostic ...
R.M. Catarino, J.D. Lopes, N.M. Forones, E.R. Parise   +3 more
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Development and validation of the Cirrhotic Ascites Severity model—A patient‐reported outcome‐based model to predict 1‐year mortality

Hepatology Communications, 2022
Ascites formation is a sign of decompensation of cirrhosis and heralds a poor prognosis. The widely used standard binary classification of ascites as diuretic‐responsive or refractory does not cover the spectrum of ascites and has limited prognostic ...
Rasmus Hvidbjerg Gantzel, Niels Kristian Aagaard, Hendrik Vilstrup, Hugh Watson, Henning Grønbæk, Peter Jepsen   +5 more
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