background: ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (ohss) is a recognized complication of ovulation induction, occurring in 1-10% of ivf and embryo transfer cycles. while mild ohss is of no clinical relevance, severe ohss is a life threatening complication. however, the efficacy of prevalent treatments appeared to be limited. we developed a continuous autotransfusion system with an ultrafiltration i...

BACKGROUND Struma ovarii, presenting as pseudo-Meigs' syndrome with an elevated CA 125 level, is a rare condition. CASE A 65-year-old patient presented with ascites, hydrothorax, right ovarian mass, and elevated CA 125 level. These findings were suspicious for an ovarian malignancy. The mass was removed and revealed struma ovarii, a specialized ovarian teratoma composed predominantly of matur...

UNLABELLED The aim of this study is the evaluation of laparoscopic treatment in abdominal complications following ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. METHODS We report a retrospective study including 17 patients with abdominal complications secondary to VP shunt for hydrocephalus, laparoscopically treated in our department, between 2000 and 2007. RESULTS Patients' age ranged from 1 to 72 years...

Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome is characterized by the presence of a benign ovarian tumor associated with ascites and a right-sided hydrothorax. The major problem associated with pseudo-Meigs' syndrome is the respiratory distress caused by a giant mass in the peritoneal space, massive ascites and pleural effusion. Even if there are no respiratory problems prior to surgery, potential respiratory dysfunc...

Struma ovarii is a specialized ovarian teratoma composed predominantly of mature thyroid tissue. It is associated with pleural effusion and ascites (Pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome) in 5% of cases. Majorities of the strumas are benign, however occasionally malignant transformation may be seen. We report a case of a 45 years old postmenopausal woman who presented with gradually increasing dyspnoea and di...

Presence of ascites increases the risk of minor complications hernia, diminished mobility, dyspnoea and major ones such as renal failure, hepatorenal syndrome, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatic hydrothorax or variceal bleeding. Furthermore, treatment of ascites can also cause complicationselectrolyte imbalance, encephalopathy, gynaecomastia (diuretic therapy), decreasing complement and...

Ascites is one of the frequently encountered problems in internal medicine. Common causes of ascites are portal hypertension including cirrhosis of liver and congestive heart failure, hypoalbuminemia associated with nephrotic syndrome, intra-abdominal malignancy and abdominal tuberculosis. We evaluated 43 patients presented with ascites in Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital (NMCTH). After ...

Chylous ascites and chylothorax are rare clinical entities and usually caused by neoplasms, particularly lymphomas, liver cirrhosis, superior vena cava thrombosis, nephrotic syndrome, and some cardiac events such as dilated cardiomyopathy or right heart failure. Constrictive pericarditis is an extremely rare cause of this clinical state. We report a 41-year-old male patient undergoing haemodial...

The objective of this study was to find a relationship between blood gas parameters and thyroid hormoneactivity with ascites syndrome in broiler chickens exposed to cold temperature and receiving a high qualitydiet. One hundred and sixty one-day-old broiler chicks were randomly divided in two equal groups. Toincrease the incidence of ascites, chicks of group 1 were fed ad libitum with a higher ...

Ascites syndrome (AS) causes major economic losses in commercial meat-type chickens. The objectives of the current study were to select best non-linear growth curve functions (GCFs) ascitic and healthy chickens, investigate association ascites incidence with pattern. A total 5584 body weight (BW) records belonging 823 chickens (381 male 442 female) from a paternal pure Arian broiler line used. ...