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Echocardiographic Findings in Cirrhotic Patients with and without Ascites Compared to Normal
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2010 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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Molecular Cancer, 2012 Background Ascites may affect the progression of ovarian cancer (OC). In particular, soluble factors present in OC ascites can create a protective environment for tumor cells that promote de novo resistance to drug- and death receptor-induced apoptosis ...
Goncharenko-Khaider Nadzeya +4 more
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CureusPatients presenting with ascites should be properly evaluated to differentiate potential etiologies. Then, based on the evaluation, we can tailor more accurate treatment plans for patients. Cirrhosis is the most common cause, and others include cancer, heart failure, and, in our case, rarely a visceral artery rupture.
Yang, Mei +4 more
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Chylous ascites caused by resection of a choledochal cyst
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2012 Chylous ascites is a rare complication of abdominal surgery in children. Particularly, reports of postoperative chylous ascites are rare. This report describes the very rare case of a 10-month-old girl complicated by chylous ascites after resection of a ...
Tatsuzo Mizukami +5 more
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Ascites, pleural, and pericardial effusion in primary hypothyroidism: a rare case report
, 2023 Hypothyroidism is caused by a deficiency of thyroid hormones and is a common endocrine disorder worldwide. It can affect nearly every organ, resulting in multiple clinical manifestations. Ascites, pleural effusion, and pericardial effusion, although less
Mogildea, Mihail +4 more
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Management of ascites in patients with liver disease [PDF]
, 2018 Ascites is a distressing symptom that requires demanding treatments such as taking diuretics, reducing dietary salt or fluid intake, and draining ascitic fluid out of the abdomen (paracentesis). It is also often a sign that liver cirrhosis has progressed
Mortimore, Gerri
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020 Background The symptoms of drug-induced hepatic injury are manifold; however, the presence of ascites indicates a severe disease condition. The rapid accumulation of ascites is distressing and requires palliative treatment.
Koya Yasuda +3 more
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Review of catumaxomab in the treatment of malignant ascites [PDF]
, 2010 Martin SebastianDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Hematology, Medical Oncology, and Pneumology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, GermanyAbstract: Malignant ascites is frequently found with various solid tumors ...
Martin Sebastian, null Sebastian
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Interferon-gamma in ascites could be a predictive biomarker of outcome in ovarian carcinoma
, 2017 Objective. The ovarian cancer-associated ascites is an ideal material for evaluating the interaction between the host immune system and cancer cells in the tumor micro-environment.
Chen, Yu-Li;Cheng, Wen-Fang;Chang, Ming-Cheng;Lin, Han-Wei;Huang, Ching-Ting;Chien, Chung-Liang;Chen, Chi-An +1 more
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Automated low-flow ascites pump for the treatment of cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites [PDF]
, 2017 Cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites (RA) can be treated with repeated large volume paracentesis (LVP), with the insertion of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) or with liver transplantation.
Guido Stirnimann +13 more
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