Endoscopic Diagnosis of Ascites in Assiut Province, Upper Egypt
| Autor: | Mohammed Ss, Nafeh Ma, Shahwan Mm, Rashwan Nm |
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| Rok vydání: | 1983 |
| Předmět: |
Liver Cirrhosis
medicine.medical_specialty Cirrhosis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Hepatobiliary disease Peritonitis Tuberculous Gastroenterology Ascites Peritonitis Esophageal and Gastric Varices Malignancy medicine.disease Internal medicine medicine Humans Egypt Laparoscopy Histopathology medicine.symptom Varices business |
| Zdroj: | Endoscopy. 15:347-349 |
| ISSN: | 1438-8812 0013-726X |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-2007-1021552 |
| Popis: | Fifty-nine case of ascites not due to cardiac or renal disease were subjected to clinical, endoscopic and laboratory investigations, including bacteriology and histopathology. Provisional diagnosis divided the cases into 38 patients with ascites as the main finding, and 21 patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites. After investigation, the final diagnosis was totally different from the provisional in 15 cases. Predominance of tuberculosis of the peritoneum per se or in addition to liver cirrhosis was striking, and its documentation was possible only through laparoscopy and biopsy. Oesophagoscopy, a simple procedure, revealing varices in undiagnosed ascites, points to liver cirrhosis. Laparoscopy confirms the diagnosis and reveals other additional factors for ascites as malignancy or tuberculosis. |
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