Ammonia Tolerance Test Used to Differentiate between Ascites of Cirrhotic and Malignant Genesis
| Autor: | Christensen Rf, Lindahl F, Felding C |
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| Rok vydání: | 1984 |
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Liver Cirrhosis Male medicine.medical_specialty Cirrhosis Screening test Gastroenterology Malignant disease Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences Ammonia chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Neoplasms Internal medicine Ascites medicine Humans Aged business.industry Significant difference Rectum Middle Aged medicine.disease chemistry 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Arterial blood Female 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 19:365-368 |
| ISSN: | 1502-7708 0036-5521 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00365521.1984.12005736 |
| Popis: | Eighteen patients with ascites, 9 with cirrhosis of the liver and 9 with malignant disease, were subjected to the ammonia tolerance test by instillation of ammonia transrectally . Arterial blood samples were taken before and 15 and 30 min after the instillation to determine the plasma ammonia concentrations. The results show a significant difference in the plasma ammonia concentration between the two groups of patients after instillation of ammonia. Since the method is non-invasive, it is recommended as a screening test in the differentiation between ascites of cirrhotic and malignant genesis. |
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