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Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Diagnostic and prognostic ability of urinary NGAL in patients with cirrhosis and AKI. Abstract Background and Aims Acute kidney injury (AKI) commonly occurs in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Urinary neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin (uNGAL) could help discriminate between different etiologies of AKI.
Carmine Gambino +14 more
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2011 Background Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a serious complication in infants and children with chronic liver disease (CLD); however its diagnosis might be difficult.
Abdel-Latif Zainab +8 more
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An appraisal of ascitic fluid cytopathology in a Nigerian tertiary care setting
Ibom Medical Journal, 2021 Background: The pathological accumulation of excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity is termed ascites. It is important to include cytological examination in the overall evaluation of ascitic fluid, so as to help make a distinction between malignant and ...
Obahiagbon I, Ugiagbe RA
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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. +4 more
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Serum bile acids as a prognostic biomarker in biliary atresia following Kasai portoenterostomy
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Serum bile acid levels predict outcomes in patients with biliary atresia who achieve normalized bilirubin levels after Kasai portoenterostomy. Abstract Background and Aims In biliary atresia, serum bilirubin is commonly used to predict outcomes after Kasai portoenterostomy (KP).
Sanjiv Harpavat +22 more
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Apoptotic neutrophils in ascitic fluid [PDF]
Blood, 2016 ![Figure][1] A 60-year-old man with known hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and mild hepatosplenomegaly was admitted for ascites. He had pancytopenia with leukocyte count 2.6 × 109/L, mild neutropenia 1.6 × 109/L, macrocytic anemia, and mild thrombocytopenia. Elevated international normalized ratio,
Ashish B, Rajput, Ruth, Padmore
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Identifying high and low serum-ascites albumin gradient in ascitic fluid by the point of care dipstick test [PDF]
Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma, 2016 Objective: To evaluate the capability of ascitic fluid dipstick results for pH, glucose, and protein in order to predict a low serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) at the bedside of the patient in the emergency department (ED).
Leyli Asadabadi +2 more
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An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Ascites. [PDF]
, 2018 Abdominal ascites is most commonly caused by portal hypertension from liver cirrhosis. When present, portal hypertension is associated with an elevated serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) ≥1.1 g/dL. In contrast, a SAAG < 1.1 g/dL suggests malignancy,
Chak, Eric W +2 more
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Mouse Interferon in Ascitic Fluids [PDF]
Applied Microbiology, 1974 Mouse interferon was obtained in relatively large volumes by the use of ascitic fluid from mice bearing sarcoma 180/TG and subsequently inoculated with Germiston virus.
S M, Buckley, J, Casals
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The relationship between gut microbiota and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis - a literature review [PDF]
, 2019 Gut microbiota is an essential component in the pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis and its complications. There is a direct relationship between the gut and the liver called the gutliver axis through which bacteria can reach the liver through the portal ...
Fierbinteanu Braticevici, Carmen +9 more
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