Splenomegaly resulting from portal hypertension can be caused by cirrhosis, hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction and extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. Both cirrhosis and hepatic venous outflow ...

Ascites usually occurs when the liver stops working properly, leading to a build up of fluid in the abdominal area. A doctor may diagnose ascites when more than 25 milliliters (mL) of fluid builds up ...

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 ...

Ascites is a buildup of fluid in the abdomen. It can happen when the liver is not working properly. Fluid fills the space between the organs and the abdominal lining, leading to swelling and pain.

Background A 31-year-old man underwent a radical orchiectomy for a stage I mixed germ-cell tumor with angiolymphatic invasion. A subsequent laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy was complicated ...

CHYLOUS ascites during infancy is a well recognized clinical entity. A total of 54 cases in children under the age of two and one-half years have been reported since the first description by Ruhräh 1 ...