During routine computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies, small volumes of ascites may be detected in patients without liver cirrhosis or gross peritoneal dissemination of cancer. Additionally, transvaginal ultrasonography of the Douglas pouch makes sampling of peritoneal ascites technically easy. It is often necessary to sample the ascites to rule out peritoneal carcinomatosis...

Echinococcosis or hydatid disease is a helminthic infection caused by larvae of tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. While the cysts can involve all organs, liver is the most common site of infection and the lungs are the second most commonly involved organ in young adults. In addition to endemic areas its incidence is growing all around the world due to the ease of transcontinental travel. Diseas...

Background: Pleural effusion (PE) is a pathological state that often develops in patients with thoracic or systemic diseases and if not diagnosed treated early, heralds serious prognosis. Aim of the study was to determine etiological profile PE from exudative transudative pleural fluid. Methods: This cross-sectional conducted participants admitted general medicine ward Yenepoya medical college ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of computed tomography (CT) attenuation values in the characterization of pericardial effusion. METHODS This study consisted of 96 patients with pericardial effusion who underwent pericardiocentesis. For further diagnostic evaluation of pericardial effusion, all the patients were assessed by thorax CT. CT attenuation values wer...

this is a case of a modified blalock-taussig shunt, which was complicated by perigraft transudative, fibrinous fluid accumulation and recurrence after surgical intervention. follow-up and expectant management of the patient was successful. our experience regarding this complication is presented.

A case of bilateral, but more of massive right sided transudative pleural effusion associated with bilateral ureteric trauma following laparoscopy for endometriosis is reported. The diagnosis of urinothorax was confirmed by demonstrating a pleural fluid to serum creatinine ratio of greater than one. Management of ureteric injury by insertion of Double J (DJ) stents on both sides resulted in res...