Background and Aim: Serum cancer antigen (CA ... Group I consisted of 30 patients with liver cirrhosis with or without ascites. Group II consisted of 30 patients with digestive malignant tumors ...

The causes were tropical pancreatitis (13, 46.4%), alcohol abuse (10, 35.7%), idiopathic acute pancreatitis (4, 14.3%) and resective surgery for gastric cancer (1, 3.6%). Ascites alone was seen in ...

Ovarian cancer, which affects the tissue of the ... a build-up of excess fluid in the abdomen, leading to a swollen stomach.

Ascites can also cause visible veins on the stomach, signalling the need for medical attention. In a data published in the NIH says that swelling abdomen is just one of the many complications that ...

Malignant ascites, an advanced complication of stomach cancer, occur when fluid builds up in the abdomen, making the disease more difficult to treat and more challenging for patients to manage.

It occurs when the liver is unable to process bilirubin properly Ascites, or abdominal swelling, is often linked to advanced liver disease. Fluid buildup in the abdomen may be a sign of cirrhosis ...