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Background & Aims: Prognostic models of cirrhosis underestimate disease severity for patients with cirrhosis and ascites. Microfibrillar-associated protein 4 (MFAP4) is an extracellular matrix protein linked to hepatic neoangiogenesis and ...
Nikolaj Torp+13 more
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Ovarian Fibroma with Meigs Syndrome associated with Elevated CA125 - A Rare Case [PDF]
Postmenopausal women with solid adnexal masses, ascites and pleural effusion with elevated CA 125 are highly suggestive for malignant ovarian tumor. However in literature 28 cases Meigs syndrome (Benign ovarian tumor, ascites and right pleural effusion ...
Bafna, UD+3 more
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Characteristics of ascitic fluid in cardiac ascites
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.+4 more
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Echocardiographic Findings in Cirrhotic Patients with and without Ascites Compared to Normal
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Liver cirrhosis involves most organs and systems. Abnormalities in cardiac function have been reported in liver cirrhosis, suggesting a latent cardiomyopathy in these patients.
M Kashifard+3 more
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Background & Aims: Prognostic models of cirrhosis underestimate disease severity for patients with cirrhosis and ascites. Microfibrillar-associated protein 4 (MFAP4) is an extracellular matrix protein linked to hepatic neoangiogenesis and ...
Nikolaj Torp+13 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Ascites Treatment in Liver Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is one of the major health problems worldwide; and ascites is often its first and foremost manifestation. Despite the advances in modern hepatology, the presence of ascites is associated with a poor prognosis and high mortality.
G. A. Ignatenko+4 more
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Ascites is a common complication in patients with liver cirrhosis and is the most common cause of hospitalization in these patients. The development of ascites is associated with a poor prognosis in patients with liver cirrhosis with a higher mortality ...
Yeon Seok Seo
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Ascitic fluid analysis for the differentiation of malignancy related and nonmalignant ascites [PDF]
The authors tried to differentiate malignancy-related from nonmalignant ascites with a sequence of sensitive followed by specific ascitic-fluid parameters. There were four results of this study. First, of nine parameters investigated in a first series of
Gerbes, Alexander L.+4 more
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Presence of multiple bacterial markers in clinical samples might be useful for presumptive diagnosis of infection in cirrhotic patients with culture-negative reports [PDF]
Bacterial infections in cirrhotic patients with ascites are associated with a severe prognosis and an increased risk of death. The microbiological standard tests for the diagnosis of suspected infection, based on culture test of blood and ascitic fluid ...
Boaretti, M+4 more
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