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ascites

[ə′sīd·ēz]

(medicine)

An abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity.

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Patients with malignant ascites have been chosen because ethically this patient group stands to receive the most benefit and face the least risk from the insertion of a peritoneal port or catheter, which can be used for drug administration but also for the on-going drainage of malignant ascites.

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Our case was a 78-year-old diabetic woman who presented with ascites and abdominopelvic mass and was admitted into Firoozgar hospital in Tehran, Iran on June 2010.

Cervical cancer along with unknown cirrhosis: a misdiagnosed case

Patients typically present with ascites, abnormal liver function tests and new-onset splenomegaly.

The role of interventional radiology in complications after paediatric liver transplantation

The alfapump is a unique innovation that both improves the quality of healthcare and reduces the cost and burden of the care associated with managing refractory ascites.

Sequana Medical AG Raises CHF 23 Million in a Series C Financing Led by LSP, and Adds an Independent Board Chairman and Vice President of Sales and Marketing

A small pleural effusion and moderate ascites was also observed.

Intrauterine idiopathic severe ductal constriction diagnosed by fetal echocardiography: a cause of hydrops fetalis/Intrauterin donemde fetal ekokardiyografi ile tani alan ve hidrops fetalise yol acan idiyopatik ciddi duktus darligi

The ascites fluid demonstrated malignant cells that immunostained with cytokeratin AE1/AE3, CAM 5.

Metastatic prostate cancer with malignant ascites: A case report and literature review

Smears or cytospins were prepared from the pleural fluid and ascites specimens, and were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), Giemsa, and Papanicolaou (Pap) methods.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative and human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8)-positive primary effusion lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature / insan Bagisiklik Yetmezlik Virusu (HIV) Negatif Human Herpes Virus-8 (HHV-8) Pozitif Primer Efuzyon Lenfoma Olgusu ve Literatur Derlemesi

Underdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis may be caused by the nonspecific nature of symptoms, commonly abdominal pain and ascites, which can be attributed to pregnancy itself or obstetrical complications.

Peritoneal tuberculosis in a pregnant woman from Haiti, United States

Key words: ovarian neoplasia, ovarian adenocarcinoma, ovarian adenoma, ascites, leuprolide acetate, deslorelin, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, avian, cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus

Long-term management of ovarian neoplasia in two cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)

It is reported that the elevated production of reactive oxygen species in broilers prone to ascites may potentiate the development of ascites or aggravate ascites as it occurs (Enkvetchakul et al.

Effects of dietary L-carnitine supplementation on growth performance, organ weight, biochemical parameters and ascites susceptibility in broilers reared under low-temperature environment

PharmaIN Corporation and LAT Pharma LLC announced the FDA has granted their request for orphan-drug designation for terlipressin for the treatment of ascites due to all etiologies except for cancer.

FDA grants orphan drug designation for Novel Terlipressin Formulation for treatment of ascites

CRF raised serum creatinine, pulmonary edema, pleural effusion, ascites, raised ALTs.