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Ascites : Complications

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Complications Overview Articles

Ascites
The prognosis depends upon the condition that is causing the ascites. Carcinomatous ascites has a very bad prognosis.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Complications Articles

Hepatorenal syndrome
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.Hepatorenal syndrome occurs when there is a decrease in kidney function in a person with a li...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 20, 2008
Peritonitis - spontaneous
Peritonitis is swelling(inflammation) of the peritoneum-- the tissue that lines the wall of the abdomen and covers the abdominal organs.Spontaneous peritonitis is usually caused by ascites, a collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. This usua...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 22, 2008
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