Ascites
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Underlying Cause
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Ascites Underlying Cause
Conditions that can cause ascites include:
Bladder cancer
Budd-Chiari syndrome
Carcinoid syndrome
Cholangiocarcinoma
Chronic constrictive
pericarditis
Cirrhosis
Colorectal cancer
Esophageal cancer
Eosinophilic
gastroenteritis
Hemochromatosis
Hepatic vein thrombosis
Liver cancer
:
Spread to the liver from some other
cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Hypothyroidism
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Lupus
Mesothelioma
Nephrotic syndrome
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Peritoneal dialysis
for
end stage kidney disease
Peritonitis
due to:
Tuberculosis
infection
Tularemia
Abdominal abscess
Schistosomiasis
Right-sided congestive heart failure
Stomach cancer
Protein-losing gastroenteropathy
Pancreatitis
:
With ruptured pancreatic
cyst
Perforated bowel
Neuroblastoma
VP shunt
Whipple's disease
A rare
malabsorption syndrome
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Related Topics:
Abdominal swelling
Cancer
Cirrhosis of the liver
Congestive heart failure
Kidney failure
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
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Last Updated: Jun 19, 2008
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Ascites References:
Han SH, Reynolds TB, Fong TL. Nephrogenic ascites. Analysis of 16 cases and review of the literature. Medicine (Baltimore). 1998 Jul;77(4):233-45.
Moore KP, Aithal GP. Guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis. Gut. 2006 Oct;55 Suppl 6:vi1-12.
O'Brien JG, Chennubhotla SA, Chennubhotla RV. Treatment of edema. Am Fam Physician. 2005 Jun 1;71(11):2111-7.
