Ascites

Ascites: Introduction

Ascites: Fluid accumulation in abdominal cavity. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Ascites is available below.

Symptoms of Ascites

• Fluid in the abdomen
• Breathing difficulty
• Swollen abdomen
• more symptoms...»

Ascites: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Ascites

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Ascites?

• Misdiagnosis of Ascites
• Failure to diagnose Ascites
• Hidden causes of Ascites (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Ascites

Misdiagnosis and Ascites

Budd Chiari syndrome prognosis poor if untreated: Budd Chiari syndrome is an uncommon condition which occurs in individuals in the 3rd or 4th decade due to obstruction to the venous outflow in the hepatic vein. Patients present with ascites, abdominal pain more so in the right upper quadrant along with jaundice. Most of the patients have an underlying thrombotic pathology which leads to the obstruction. It must be distinguished from other conditions which present with similar symptoms of jaundice and upper abdominal pain. A thorough abdominal work up is needed so as to rule out other causes such as liver abscess, liver cirrhosis, liver metastasis and right heart failure. Prognosis is poor in cases where the cause of the obstruction is not determined and if life long anticoagulation is not provided. Younger patients have a better prognosis....read more »

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Causes of Ascites

• Heart disorders
  • Heart failure
  • Pericarditis
  • Constrictive pericarditis
• Lung disorders
• more causes...»

See full list of 128 causes of Ascites

More information about causes of Ascites:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Ascites (2 listings)
• Underlying causes of Ascites
• Ascites as a complication caused by other conditions
• Ascites as a symptom

Treatments for Ascites

• Paracentesis
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Ascites

Medical news articles related to Ascites include:

• Health Tip: Help Prevent Cavities
• Gummy Bears Join Cavity Fight
• One Surgery Often Enough for Peritonitis
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

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Patient Surveys for Ascites

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Reseach about Ascites

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Clinical Trials for Ascites

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Ascites include:

• Safety and Efficacy Study of the Trifunctional Antibody Catumaxomab to Treat Recurrent Symptomatic Malignant Ascites - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - catumaxomab
• Vasoconstrictors as Alternatives to Albumin After LVP (Large-Volume Paracentesis) in Cirrhosis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - octreotide plus midodrine,albumin
• Prevention of Decompensation in Liver Cirrhosis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - losartan (drug)
• Study of the Effect of Intravenous AVE0005 (VEGF Trap) in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Patients With Recurrent Symptomatic Malignant Ascites - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - AVE0005 (VEGF Trap)
• Cirrhotic Ascites Treatment With Satavaptan in Patients With Ascites Due to Cirrhosis of the Liver (CATS) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - satavaptan
• more trials...»

See full list of 31 Clinical Trials for Ascites

Statistics for Ascites

• Medical statistics for Ascites
• Death and Mortality statistics for Ascites
• Society statistics for Ascites

Stories from Users Related to Ascites

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• Cavity/decay
• Abdominal fluid, back pain, bloated, pain, no tumor dectected
• abdomen is soft and no _____gulomegaly...
• Throbbing/Contractions In Abdomen - Not Pregnant!
• abdomen troubles.. please please help
• Fluid dripping in throat
• fluid in abdomen
• Abdominal Mass in 3 y/o with Ascites?!?
• my abdomen is a mess!
• cavities
• Abdominal stress & fluid build-up
• Smelly colorless fluid from penis
• abdomen is soft and no _____gulomegaly...
• Excess synovial fluid
• Fluid found in abdomen - what is wrong with me??
• US Abdomen with Doppler Examination Question !!

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Definitions of Ascites:

Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. The fluid may be serous, hemorrhagic, or the result of tumor metastasis to the peritoneum. -- 2004 - (Source - Diseases Database)

Accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity - (Source - WordNet 2.1)