Refractory ascites is a common complication of cirrhosis of the liver. Build-up of fluid causes difficulty in breathing, fatigue, nausea, poor appetite, acid reflux, abdominal pain and infection.

What is the cause of this patient's severe, painful ascites? Painful, severe ascites can be due to peritoneal diseases such as malignancy or tuberculosis. In such cases, however, the peritoneal fluid ...

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IL-1β and IL-6 as predictors of ypN and early response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced GC and GEJ cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2023 ASCO ...

Angiogenesis has been associated with aggressive disease in human colorectal cancer (Takahashi et al, 1995, 1998). Although the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor-ligand system has ...

Chylous ascites is the accumulation of chyle (lymphatic fluid) in the peritoneal cavity. It can be the result of congenital defects of the lymphatic system, inflammatory processes, malignancy, and ...

Patients with synchronous GCPM may present with symptomatic ascites, with confirmation of PM through abdominal paracentesis and cytologic examination of ascitic fluid. 8 In asymptomatic patients, ...

In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information, sharing his or her reasoning with the reader ...

The PeritX peritoneal catheter is made of silicone and is 71 cm in length and 5.12 mm (15.5 Fr) in diameter. The distal end of the catheter has several side holes and is placed in the peritoneal ...

Through an analysis of cellular components (cell fractions) from malignant ascites (fluid buildup in the abdomen caused by gastric cancer), a research collaboration based in Kumamoto University (Japan ...