9) The findings of darker fibrous appearing signal on T2-weighted MRI in a whorled pattern and the lack of
ascites or omental caking favors DPL as the most likely diagnosis especially when a patient has a coexisting fibroid uterus or has undergone a hysterectomy for a leiomyomatous uterus.
Chylous
ascites and chylopleura caused by constrictive pericarditis are unusual clinical conditions.
USG of liver was done for detection of cirrhosis and
ascites with special reference to caudate lobe, portal vein and spleen.
Chylous
ascites is the accumulation of a milk-like peritoneal fluid that is rich in triglycerides, due to the presence of thoracic or intestinal lymph in the abdominal cavity.
PRECIS: Pigtail application is a safe and effective in draining
ascites in patients with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome after intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment and had no adverse effects on perinatal outcomes.
Precipitating causes included umbilical ulceration or sepsis (4), crying (3), respiratory infection (3), intussusceptions (1), and
ascites (1).
Our study introduced a staging model taking in to account the sonographic appearance of liver, portal vein and spleen along with the presence of
ascites, pleural effusion and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Ascitic fluid infection in patients with hepatitis B virus-related liver cirrhosis: culture-negative neutrocytic
ascites versus spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
Demographic variables in this study were gender and age in years while research variables were types of primary abdomino-pelvic malignancies causing peritoneal carcinomatosis, patterns of peritoneum involvement, common peritoneal sites of involvement and associated findings of
ascites, lymphadenopathy and metastasis Types of primary abdomino-pelvic malignancies causing peritoneal carcinomatosis were cancers of ovarian, colorectal, gallbladder, gastric, without any known primary, pancreatic, hepatocellular and others.
The US FDA has never approved any drugs specifically for the treatment of
ascites, and CIPT Technology offers the potential for a new therapeutic option for patients with this life-threatening condition.
Asif Abbas Naqvi said that all patients with refractory
ascites should be considered for liver transplantation.
The prognosis for
ascites is very poor, with an estimated 40% of patients dying within two years of diagnosis.