Atypical new-onset ascites due to a rare variant of cecal carcinoma in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A case report
Introduction: Malignancy-associated ascites (MAA) is the second cause of new-onset ascites after cirrhosis with portal hypertension (PHT), and is usually related to peritoneal carcinomatosis. Ascitic fluid is an exudate, with low serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG), ≥500 lymphocytes/mm3 and positi...
Main Authors: | Ricard Prat, Michelle Villarreal-Compagny, Néstor López, Oswaldo Ortiz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2024-04-01
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Series: | Medicina Clínica Práctica |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S260392492300054X |
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