Women with cirrhosis and ascites experience worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL) than men, although no difference is seen in daily function, according to a study published in the August issue ...

This leads to pleural effusion. Along with ascites, other risk factors for hepatic hydrothorax in people with cirrhosis include portal hypertension and end-stage liver disease.

Cirrhosis can lead to other complications like portal hypertension and ascites. These can eventually lead to hyponatremia, low blood sodium levels.

Cirrhosis progresses in stages, from a compensated phase with few symptoms to a decompensated phase with serious complications like ascites and hepatic encephalopathy.

Women with cirrhosis and ascites experience worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL) than men, although no difference is ...

An estimated 75 percent of patients presenting with ascites in Western Europe and the USA have cirrhosis as the underlying cause. The development of ascites is an extremely common yet debilitating ...

Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a serious complication of advanced cirrhosis with ascites. Although rare, HRS used to be a fatal condition. Improvements in our understanding of its pathophysiology ...

Ascites: Overview Ascites is the pathologic collection of fluid within the peritoneal cavity and is often the result of cirrhosis of the liver. [1] Malignant disorders are the next most common cause.

Ascites is, in turn, the most common complication of cirrhosis and occurs in approximately 50% of patients within 10 years after the diagnosis of cirrhosis. [2] ...

Fourthly, in cirrhotic ascites in man, in which there is an abnormal retention of sodium and water, 23,24 restriction of salt will frequently bring about an amelioration of the ascitic ...

HERNIA is known to be more frequent among patients with cirrhosis of the liver, especially with ascites, than among those without liver disease. Chapman et al.1 reported a rate of 10 per cent in 58 ...