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Ascites Causes

Aka: Ascites Causes
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  1. See Also
    1. Ascites
  2. Most common Ascites Causes (90% of cases)
    1. Cirrhosis (Cirrhotic Ascites)
    2. Cancer (Malignant Ascites)
    3. Congestive Heart Failure
    4. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  3. Causes by location
    1. Peritoneal source
      1. Tuberculosis
      2. Bacterial, fungal or parasitic disease
      3. Cancer (Malignant Ascites)
      4. Vasculitis
      5. Whipple's Disease
      6. Familial Mediterranean fever
      7. Endometriosis
      8. Starch peritonitis
    2. Extra-peritoneal source
      1. Cirrhosis (Cirrhotic Ascites)
      2. Congestive Heart Failure
      3. Budd-Chiari Syndrome
      4. Hypoalbuminemia
        1. Nephrotic Syndrome
        2. Protein-losing Enteropathy
        3. Malnutrition
      5. Myxedema
      6. Ovarian disease (e.g. Meigs' Syndrome)
      7. Pancreatic disease
      8. Chylous Ascites

Ascites (C0003962)

Definition (NCI) Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. The fluid may be serous, hemorrhagic, or the result of tumor metastasis to the peritoneum.
Definition (NCI) A disorder characterized by accumulation of serous or hemorrhagic fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
Definition (CHV) An abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity
Definition (CHV) An abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity
Definition (NCI) Abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen that may cause swelling. In late-stage cancer, tumor cells may be found in the fluid in the abdomen. Ascites also occurs in patients with liver disease.
Definition (MSH) Accumulation or retention of free fluid within the peritoneal cavity.
Definition (CSP) effusion and accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity.
Concepts Finding (T033)
MSH D001201
ICD9 789.5
ICD10 R18, R18.8
SnomedCT 207252009, 207254005, 207253004, 158530005, 389026000, 271861000, 13124004
HL7 ASCIT
French ASCITE, Ascite, Ascites, Épanchement péritonéal
English ASCITES, Ascites, NOS, Ascites NOS, [D]Ascites, [D]Ascites NOS, [D]Ascites (context-dependent category), [D]Ascites NOS (context-dependent category), [D]Fluid in peritoneal cavity (context-dependent category), [D]Fluid in peritoneal cavity, abdominal dropsy, hydrops abdominis, peritoneal dropsy, peritoneal exudate, hydroperitonia, abdominal ascites, ascites (physical finding), ascites (diagnosis), ascites, abdomen ascites, [D]Ascites (situation), ascites was discovered, [D]Ascites NOS (situation), [D]Fluid in peritoneal cavity (situation), fluid in peritoneal cavity, Ascites [Disease/Finding], Hydroperitoneum, Hydroperitonia, Fluid in peritoneal cavity, Abdominal dropsy, Fluid in peritoneal cavity (finding), Hydrops abdominis, Peritoneal dropsy, Ascites (disorder), abdominis; hydrops, hydroperitoneum, hydrops; abdominis, Ascites
Portuguese ASCITE, Ascite
Spanish ASCITIS, [D]líquido en la cavidad peritoneal (categoría dependiente del contexto), [D]ascitis (categoría dependiente del contexto), [D]ascitis, SAI (categoría dependiente del contexto), [D]Ascites, [D]ascitis, SAI (situación), [D]ascitis, SAI, [D]líquido en la cavidad peritoneal (situación), [D]ascitis, [D]líquido en la cavidad peritoneal, [D]ascitis (situación), ascitis (trastorno), ascitis, hidroperitoneo, líquido ascítico, líquido en cavidad peritoneal (hallazgo), líquido en cavidad peritoneal, Ascitis
German ASZITES, Aszites
Japanese 腹水, ﾌｸｽｲ
Swedish Vätska i buken
Czech ascites, Ascites
Finnish Askites
Russian ASTSIT, АСЦИТ
Korean 복수
Croatian ASCITES
Polish Wodobrzusze, Puchlina brzuszna
Hungarian Ascites
Dutch abdominis; hydrops, hydrops; abdominis, ascites, Ascites
Italian Ascite
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Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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