Accumulation of fluid as ascites is the most common complication of cirrhosis. This is occurring in about 50% of patients within 10 years of the diagnosis of cirrhosis. It is a prognostic signwith 1-year and 5-year survival of 85% and 56%, respectively. The most acceptable theory for ascites formation is peripheral arterial vasodilation leading to underfilling of circulatory volume. This trigge...

Metabolic diseases such as ascites in broiler chickens result in significant economic losses to the poultry industry. The syndrome is multifactorial and mainly caused by exogenous and/or endogenous factors. Occurrences among faster growing lines are even more pronounced under conditions that imposed an additional metabolic load on the birds such as low ambient temperature. So, particular intera...

The occurrence of pleural effusion associated with ascites and an ovarian fibroma or fibro thecoma was first described as a clinical syndrome by Meigs and Cass in 1937 [1-3]. Elevated serum carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA 125) leves in postmenopausal women with solid adnexal masses, ascites and pleural effusion are highly suggestive for malignant ovarian tumor [1-4]. A minority of these patients h...

The authors present the case of a 17 year old girl admitted to hospital for poor general state, mild scleral jaundice, deficient nutritional state, oliguria and massive ascites. She was diagnosed with Budd-Chiari syndrome: thrombosis of the left suprahepatic vein and nonocclusive thrombosis of the inferior vena cava at the level of the 12th thoracal and the lumbar vertebrae. The specific featur...

Budd-Chiari Syndrome is an uncommon condition characterized by clinical features related to hepatic venous outflow obstruction resulting either from thrombotic or non-thrombotic causes. Presentations may vary asymptomatic acute fulminant failure. A meticulous history, examination and imaging studies are invaluable for a prompt diagnosis initiation of time-sensitive treatment. This report presen...

Budd Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a rare condition with exact incidence not known. It results from obstruction to the venous outflow of liver anywhere from the hepatic veins till the terminal inferior vena cava. Most cases are idiopathic; commonest cause being hypercoagulable state. Other causes include hepatic or metastatic malignancies, infections, inflammatory bowel disease, Behcet syndrome, asp...

INTRODUCTION Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome is a rare condition characterized by female genital cancer, ascites, hydrothorax and tumors other than benign ovarian tumors. CASE REPORT A 30-year-old woman arrived at our clinic with pelvic pain and dyspnea. She underwent an exploratory laparotomy for a large pelvic mass complicated by ascites and hydrothorax. Cytological examination of the effusions was ...

OBJECTIVE Meigs' syndrome presenting as an ovarian tumor with elevated serum cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) levels is unusual. Only 37 cases have been reported, including three cases of ovarian sclerosing stromal tumor (SCT). Many reports have suggested that the presence of ascites is the major factor inducing mesothelial expression of CA 125. CASE REPORT An 18-year-old woman presented with mass...

Gastrointestinal involvement is frequent in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, however, has only rarely been described in rheumatological conditions, despite its reported connection to autoimmune diseases, such as hypereosinophilic syndrome, vasculitides, and systemic mastoidosis. It presents typically with abdominal pain and diarrhea and is only exc...