Items tagged “ascites”
16 results found
Case
Dengue fever
Published
09 Aug 2013
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Ultrasound
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Malignant ascites - gastric cancer
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08 Mar 2014
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CT
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Ascites and incomplete small bowel obstruction
Published
06 Mar 2015
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Meconium peritonitis
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28 Dec 2015
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Abdominal paracentesis
An abdominal paracentesis (plural: paracenteses), more commonly referred to as an ascitic tap, is a procedure that can be performed to collect peritoneal fluid for analysis or as a therapeutic intervention.
Indications
diagnostic: especially for newly-diagnosed ascites
determine etiology of a...
Case
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
Published
18 Jun 2017
71% complete
CT
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Budd-Chiari syndrome
Published
24 Nov 2017
79% complete
CT
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Neonatal ascites
Published
28 Sep 2021
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Denver shunt
A Denver shunt, or peritoneovenous shunt, is a device used to shunt ascites to the superior vena cava in patients with refractory ascites.
The proximal end is located in the peritoneal cavity and the distal end in the superior vena cava, with a subcutaneous course in the anterior chest wall. It...
Article
Dog ear sign (abdomen)
The dog ear sign represents the presence of fluid or blood in the pelvic peritoneal recess on a supine abdominal radiograph. The appearance of the sign comes from a convex soft-tissue density representing fluid or blood in the lateral pelvic peritoneal recess separated from the bladder by a thin...
Article
Serum ascites albumin gradient
The serum–ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) is the difference between the concurrently obtained serum albumin concentration and the albumin concentration of the ascitic fluid obtained during paracentesis.
Pathology
A difference ≥1.1 grams/deciliter (g/dL) indicates portal hypertension as the li...
Article
Ascitic fluid cholesterol level
Ascitic fluid cholesterol level estimation is a simple and precise test for differentiating malignant ascites from non-malignant (cirrhotic) ascites 5-9.
Pathology
Ascites is the abnormal collection of fluid within the peritoneal cavity. Malignant ascites comprises ~10% and is usually seconda...
Case
Constrictive pericarditis
Published
07 Mar 2021
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Z-track technique for paracentesis
The Z-track technique is used for paracentesis. It produces a non-linear track between the dermis and the peritoneum, and this serves to decrease the chance of ascitic fluid leakage through the track.
Procedure
Instead of directly sticking the access needle from the skin surface into the perit...
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Liver cirrhosis
Published
13 Apr 2022
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CT
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Massive ascites
Published
01 May 2023
92% complete
X-ray
CT
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