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Ascites Learning Center
Complications could include:
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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (a life-threatening infection of the ascites fluid) Hepatorenal syndrome (kidney failure) Weight loss and protein malnutrition; Mental confusion, change in the level of alertness, or coma (hepatic encephalopathy) ...
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The prognosis depends upon the condition that is causing the ascites. Carcinomatous ascites has a very bad prognosis. However, salt restriction and diuretics can control ascites caused by liver disease in many cases. Therapy should also be directe...
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Hepatorenal syndrome is a condition in which the kidneys fail suddenly in a person with cirrhosis of the liver. It is a serious complication of cirrhosis.
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Peritonitis is swelling (inflammation) of the peritoneum - the tissue that lines the wall of the abdomen and covers the abdominal organs.
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