She underwent a paracentesis where 8000 mL of straw-coloured fluid was aspirated. The serum ascites–albumin gradient (SAAG) was low at 0.8 g/dL (serum albumin 3.5 g/dL–ascites albumin 2.7 g/dL), ...

BACKGROUND Ascites is a common clinical sign noted in 3% to 4% of hospitalized medical patients. Nearly 94% of patients with ascites have non-malignant etiologies, with the most common being chronic ...

The causes were tropical pancreatitis (13, 46.4%), alcohol abuse (10, 35.7%), idiopathic acute pancreatitis (4, 14.3%) and resective surgery for gastric cancer (1, 3.6%). Ascites alone was seen in ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;24(9):1494-1503. With the application of molecular approaches, efforts towards measuring the bacterial load using DNA in SBP patients have recently been made ...

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Many things lead to the complex health condition called clinical obesity. Although the exact cause remains unknown, many factors can contribute to it. It's not just excess adiposity (too much body ...

Around the world, a handful of researchers have been working to find the cause — and a cure — for post-finasteride syndrome. Their work is often funded by affected patients' donations.