A 38-year-old white man presented with a 2-week history of abdominal pain and abdominal swelling. He had a long history of very mild asthma. Two years ago an endocrinologist diagnosed and treated him ...

We instinctively shield our abdomen when we are physically threatened, and we may feel vulnerable when someone puts his or her hand on our bare abdomen. Therefore, with an abdominal examination the ...

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 ...

Ascites is a common complication of cirrhosis. It happens due to the effects of portal hypertension and leads to fluid buildup in your abdomen. Ascites can be treated with medications, procedures, and ...

Ascites is the medical name for a build up of fluid in the tummy (abdomen). If the ascites is caused by cancer it can also be called malignant ascites. Symptoms can include your clothes feeling tight ...

Background A 63-year-old Caucasian woman presented with intermittent, left-sided abdominal discomfort without other symptoms. Physical examination revealed massive splenomegaly and complete blood ...

Malignant ascites can develop with late stage pancreatic cancer. Ascites involves the buildup of fluid in the abdomen. Doctors can drain the fluid to relieve symptoms, but fluid may return. Ascites ...

Where do you get ascites? Ascites (pronounced aye-site-eez) is a build up of fluid in the tummy (abdomen). Your abdomen contains many organs including your: They are all in the peritoneal space. This ...

Bloating and ascites can both cause swelling and discomfort in your abdomen. Bloating is more common and usually goes away within hours to days. Ascites is more likely to be a sign of a serious ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Abdominal swelling often resolves on its own after chewing gum or eating high-fiber foods.Celiac disease and lactose intolerance are common causes of abdominal ...

There are many times when we visit a doctor for a common ache or pain, and he/she uses big and scary sounding words to tell us what we are suffering from. But that jargon often has a common and simple ...

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 ...