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Ascites (/əˈsaɪtiz/; Gr****: ἀσκός, romanized: askos,
meaning "bag" or "sac") is the
abnormal build-up of
fluid in the abdomen. Technically, it is more...
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cells (mucinous adenocarcinoma) that
produce abundant mucin or
gelatinous ascites. The
tumors cause fibrosis of
tissues and
impede digestion or
organ function...
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indication is
ascites that has
developed in
people with cirrhosis. It is used for a
number of reasons: to
relieve abdominal pressure from
ascites to diagnose...
- Ehrlich-Lettre
ascites carcinoma (EAC) is also
known as
Ehrlich cell. It was
originally established as an
ascites tumor in mice. The
tumor was cultured...
- The serum-
ascites albumin gradient or gap (SAAG) is a
calculation used in
medicine to help
determine the
cause of
ascites. The SAAG may be a
better discriminant...
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Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a
disorder that
results in
recurrent attacks of
severe swelling. The
swelling most
commonly affects the arms, legs, face...
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fluid in
different parts of the body such as the legs (edema) and
abdomen (
ascites).
Other signs of
advancing disease include itchy skin,
bruising easily...
- syndrome, also
Meigs syndrome or Demons–Meigs syndrome, is the
triad of
ascites,
pleural effusion, and
benign ovarian tumor (ovarian fibroma, fibrothecoma...
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Perlman syndrome (PS), also
known as nephroblastomatosis-fetal
ascites-macrosomia-Wilms
tumor syndrome, is a rare
overgrowth syndrome caused by autosomal...
- with the
development of
fluid in the
abdomen (
ascites). The
spectrum continues with diuretic-resistant
ascites,
where the
kidneys are
unable to
excrete sufficient...
