Retrospective analysis of 45 patients (33 females, 12 males) with cytologically-proven malignant ascites is presented. Abdominal pain was the most frequent symptom (69%). Fiftythree percent cases had low serum albumin. Ascitic fluid was haemorrhagic or serosanguinous in 48% cases, in the rest it was clear or straw-coloured. Peritoneal effusion was exudative in 84% cases. Mean glucose content of...

The early phase of the ConA-induced inflammatory ascites was studied, with special reference to histamine. Concanavalin A (ConA), a cell-surface binding lectin was injected i.p. (25 mg/kg bw) to mice. After 1 h the animals were killed, the ascitic fluid collected and measured. Other agents were injected s.c., 10 min before the ConA-challenge. Exogenous histamine markedly inhibited the ConA-indu...

aim : thereby we aimed to detection of bacterial dna (bactdna) in sbp by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and its prognostic relevance in cirrhotic patients with culture-negative non-neutrocytic ascites(cnnna).  background: approximately 60% of patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (sbp) are ascites culture negative. methods : of each 77 patients with cirrhosis and ascites, two samples...

OBJECTIVES To assess expression of the immunosuppressive cytokines IL-10 and TGF-beta in the ascitic fluid and plasma of advanced ovarian cancer patients. DESIGN A prospective study. SETTING The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. POPULATION Twenty-eight women diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer and ten normal female controls. ...

background nucleic acid based detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis has the potential to improve the analysis of the tuberculosis epidemiology and patient care by increasing the specificity and sensitivity of diagnosis. patients and methods fifty suspected cases were screened for m. tuberculosis by using a new primer sequence and comparing its results with the primer (is6110) most widely used...

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in cirrhotic patients is a serious complication associated with a high mortality rate. A baseline audit of the acute medical take (AMT) at Northwick Park suggested a lack of awareness regarding management. A questionnaire based on contemporary SBP guidelines was circulated to all trainee doctors (FY1 to SpR). Ascitic fluid testing requests were analysed o...

OBJECTIVE to evaluate the effect of the Euphorbia tirucalli hydroalcoholic extract (ETHE) on the development of Ehrlich Tumor, in its ascitic form. METHODS we intraperitoneally inoculated 15 Swiss mice with 10.44 x 107 cells of Ehrlich Tumor and divided them in two groups one day after: ETHE Group (eight mice), treated with a dosage of 125 mg/kg/day of EHTE for five days; and Control Group (s...

Background: When cirrhosis and ascites are present, a very common bacterial infection known as spontaneous peritonitis (SBP) often develops. This condition must be early diagnosed treated to reduce morbidity mortality. Objective: To assess the frequency of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Liver Cirrhosis patients with Ascites. Methodology: cross sectional study was carried out at department...

Ascites is the pathologic fluid accumulation within the peritoneal cavity. Ascitic fluid represents a state of total-body sodium and water excess. Its Etiology includesgastrointestinal, genitourinary, cardiac and metabolic disorders, infections, haematologic and chromosomal abnormalities. Causes neonatal ascites are different from infants and children group. Most cases of ascites are due to liv...