Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common and often fatal complication of cirrhosis. It is a clinical syndrome in which ascites becomes infected in the absence of a recognizable cause of ...

But your liver can get damaged and have reduced functioning due to illness or lifestyle habits. In fact, liver disease is ...

Seven patients had ascites and edema, with obvious clinical signs and laboratory tests of liver function indicating severe functional impairment warranting diagnoses of cirrhosis of the liver.

In a period of two and a half years from January, 1958, to July, 1960, 5 of 101 (5 per cent) patients with portal cirrhosis and ascites were admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital because of ...

Only three of eight patients (38%) with cirrhosis but without ascites (group Ia) showed elevated serum values of CA 125. However, 21 of 22 patients (95%) with cirrhotic ascites (groups Ib and Ic ...

Both cirrhosis and hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction can also manifest as ascites. Patients with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction usually present with bleeding from gastroesophageal ...

Ascites is the buildup of fluid in the abdominal cavity, which often develops as a complication of liver disease. However, ...

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It occurs when the liver is unable to process bilirubin properly Ascites, or abdominal swelling, is often linked to advanced liver disease. Fluid buildup in the abdomen may be a sign of cirrhosis ...