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Cancer causes 10% of all instances of ascites in the United States
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What is Chylous ascites a sign of?
Chylous ascites is usually a symptom of lymphoma or some other cancer
What are ascites that can develop in liver cancer patients?
Some patients develop a collection of fluid, known as ascites, in the abdominal cavity.
What is ascites of abdomen?
Ascites of the abdomen is basically when fluid accumulates in your tummy. Symptoms include pain or discomfort in you tummy, shortness of breath and vomiting. In severe cases ascites could be as a result of a liver condition. Also, if you have ascites you should reduce your salt intake (even though you will crave it with your ascites) because it can damage your kidneys. Hope this helped.
What causes ascites?
I've done research on hepatitis and they say that's one cause of ascites.
What is most likely to cause ascites and esophageal valves?
Cirrhosis
Once chemo is stopped with metastatic colon cancer and ascites is present how long is the life expectancy and what are the signs of the end nearing?
These really are questions for the doctor and/or cancer nurse.
Does Cirrhosis cause ascites?
It is responsible for 80% of all instances of ascities in the United States
What conditions cause orthopnea?
heart disease, pneumonia, and possibly ascites or pregnancy to a limited extent.
What is an ascites?
An ascites is an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
What does ascites look like?
Chylous ascites has a milky appearance
What does Chylous ascites look like?
Chylous ascites has a milky appearance
Does Carcinomatous ascites heal?
Carcinomatous ascites has a very bad prognosis
