Ascites related to metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) reduces patient survival and quality of life, and systemic chemotherapy is largely ineffective for managing ascites. Here, we examined the clinical efficacy of intraperitoneal (IP) ziv-aflibercept for managing refractory ascites in 15 mCRC patients who did not respond to standard chemotherapy. Fifty or 100 mg of ziv-aflibercept in 100 mL of...

AIM To study the patients with low gradient ascites in hospitals of Guilan Province (northern Iran). METHODS Patients admitted in hospitals of Guilan Province with low gradient ascites from 1993 to 2000 were enrolled in the study. Serum and ascitic fluid albumin levels were determined by biochemical reactions. The serum-ascitic albumin gradient (SAAG) less than 1.1 g/dL was considered low. St...

Objective: To evaluate the capability of ascitic fluid dipstick results for pH, glucose, and protein in order to predict a low serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) at the bedside of the patient in the emergency department (ED). Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted during one year in the ED of Afzalipour hospital in Kerman, Iran. ...

The differential diagnosis of malignant ascites by traditional methods has been recently challenged. We had studied 100 cases of ascites (27 were of malignant ascites) to evaluate the role of ascitic fluid cholesterol levels as a marker in malignancy.100 cases of ascites were studied with regard to SAAG, ascitic fluid cholesterol levels and fluid cytology. FNAC & biopsy was performed wherever m...

objective: to evaluate the capability of ascitic fluid dipstick results for ph, glucose, and protein in order to predict a low serum-ascites albumin gradient (saag) at the bedside of the patient in the emergency department (ed). methods: this prospective cross-sectional study was conducted during one year in the ed of afzalipour hospital in kerman, iran. all patients with diagnostic or therapeu...

Endemic to the southwestern parts of the United States, coccidioidomycosis, also known as "Valley Fever," is a common fungal infection that primarily affects the lungs in both acute and chronic forms. Disseminated coccidioidomycosis is the most severe but very uncommon and usually occurs in immunocompromised individuals. It can affect the central nervous system, bones, joints, skin, and, very r...

Background: Ascites, many of times remained unclassified by Clinical, laboratory and radiological tests. Laparoscopy provides answer to these cases as it has high diagnostic role, Pre therapeutic, Observation staging diseases & therapeutic roles. Diagnostic laparoscopy is a cost-effective procedure with overall accuracy. Methods: This was Retrospective study including all the patients who h...

Objective: The aim and objective of the study are to analysis various patterns malignant ascites (MA) in our setup. Methods: This prospective observational was conducted from November 2008 August 2010 Postgraduate Department General Medicine, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack. Diagnosed patients with due malignancy (intra-abdominal or extra-abdominal) were enrolled into study. A thorough history ...