BACKGROUND To identify immunosuppressive elements present in ovarian cancer associated ascites. PATIENTS AND METHODS Ascites and plasma were obtained from ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer patients. Surface markers were identified by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Cytokine and chemokine concentrations were measured with LINCOplex microarrays. Antigen-specific T...

A 43-year-old man presented with a 2-week history of foamy urine, progressive oedema of his lower limbs, ascites and a 28-lb weight gain. He denied any trauma or surgery in the past. On physical examination, profound pitting oedema (4+) in the extremities and tautness of the abdominal wall with flattening of the umbilicus and positive shifting dullness was noted. Sono-guided paracentesis for sy...

Ascites is caused by cirrhosis in 75% of cases, malignancy in 10%, and cardiac failure in 5%; other causes account for the remaining 10%. In most patients the history and examination will give valuable clues to the cause of the ascites—for example, signs of chronic liver disease, evidence of cardiac failure, or a pelvic mass. The formation of ascites in cirrhosis is due to a combination of abno...

INTRODUCTION There are multiple causes for ascites and conventional diagnostic method for most of them is paracentesis. This method is invasive and time consuming. The aim of this study is to survey the reliability of measuring gallbladder wall thickness to discriminate between cirrhotic and malignant ascites. MATERIALS AND METHODS In our study we measured the gallbladder wall thickness by ul...

Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ascites is an abnormal accumulation of CSF within the peritoneal cavity caused by peritoneum's inability to absorb CSF, following a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery. Excessive production (e.g, choroid plexus papilloma and villous hypertrophy), high protein secondary chronic infection (e.g. tuberculosis), brain tumours optic gliomas craniopharyngiomas...

DEFINITION Ascites secondary to pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PHS) is one of the most important causes of mortality in broiler chicken flocks. It is associated with rapid growth and a high metabolic rate. OCCURRENCE Ascites occurs worldwide in rapidly growing broiler chicken flocks. HISTORICAL INFORMATION Ascites was first reported in 1968 in broiler chickens raised at a high altitude. Howev...

AIM AND METHODS A retrospective review was carried out of children undergoing peritoneovenous shunting for intractable ascites. RESULTS 11 children, aged 3 months to 12 years (median 31 months) underwent peritoneovenous shunting over the past 17 years. The duration of ascites ranged from one month to 2.5 years (median two months). The primary pathology consisted of previous surgery in eight (...

1-Methyl-3-nitro-l-nitrosoguanidine (nitrosoguanidine) was tested for activity against leukemia L1~10 (ascites and solid), Sarcoma 180 (ascites and solid), Ehrlich carcinoma (ascites and solid), 6CSHED ascites lymphosarcoma, and Mecca ascites lymphosarcoma in mice. Nitrosoguanidine was active against all the ascites tumors cxcept Mecca; it was inactive against the three solid tumors. When used ...

More than one third of ovarian cancer patients present with ascites at diagnosis, and almost all have ascites at recurrence. The presence of ascites correlates with the peritoneal spread of ovarian cancer and is associated with poor disease prognosis. Malignant ascites acts as a reservoir of a complex mixture of soluble factors and cellular components which provide a pro-inflammatory and tumor-...

The artificial ascites technique is often used during radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment because it prevents visceral damage and improves visualization by minimizing interference of the lungs and mesentery. This study determined the efficacy and safety of RFA using the artificial ascites technique in HCC patients. We examined 188 HCC patients who were tre...