New research has uncovered how lipid-rich fluid in the abdomen, known as ascites, plays a central role in weakening the body's immune response in advanced ovarian cancer. The findings offer new ...

"Ascites in decompensated cirrhosis is a poor prognostic indicator, with a 50% 2-year survival, worsening significantly to 20% to 50% at 1 year when the ascites becomes refractory to medical therapy." ...

When fluid accumulates in the abdominal cavity, it is called ascites. Cirrhosis of the liver is the most common cause of ascites but other conditions such as heart failure, kidney failure, infection ...

Cancer is the rapid, uncontrollable proliferation of mutated cells that spread within tissue and eventually throughout the body. Cancer types are dependent on the specific tissue in which tumors arise ...

Ascites develops in cirrhosis from increased portal pressure within the liver, with transudation of fluid and proteins into the pace of Disse. When fluid accumulation exceeds the capacity of the ...

Challenges in developing drugs for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) include obtaining metastatic cancer tissue for research and validating biomarkers predicative for personalised therapeutic ...

As per Dr. Manav, ultrasound is the easiest and simplest way to diagnose this condition. The underlying conditions that cause ascites are often serious diseases and have a directly associated with a ...

1. Who is the specialist I should consult when I notice ascites? Ascites is treated by a gastroenterologist who will examine the patient first, and may then redirect the patient to another specialist ...

Over 70% of patients with ovarian cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage, often presenting with large volumes of ascites. This ascites fluid not only supports the spread of cancer throughout the ...

Sterile ascites after ventriculoperitoneal shunting is rare and usually of unknown cause. 1 We describe a patient in whom an inflammatory reaction to silicone tubing used in the creation of a shunt ...

A previously healthy 21-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 3-month history of lethargy and progressive abdominal pain and distention. He reported 6–8 watery, nonbloody bowel ...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of conditions that have one thing in common - the build-up of fat in your liver. While the early stages of NAFLD don’t usually ...