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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]

Overview

The most potent risk factor in the development of ascites is cirrhosis. Other risk factors include malignancy, heart failure, and tuberculosis. Common risk factors in the development of asctes include acute liver failure, hepatorenal syndrome, liver fibrosis, Budd-Chiari syndrome, constrictive pericarditis, nephrotic syndrome, pancreatitis, and serositis.

Risk Factors

  • The most potent risk factor in the development of ascites is cirrhosis. Other risk factors include malignancy, heart failure, and tuberculosis.

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References

  1. Moore CM, Van Thiel DH (2013). "Cirrhotic ascites review: Pathophysiology, diagnosis and management". World J Hepatol. 5 (5): 251–63. doi:10.4254/wjh.v5.i5.251. PMC 3664283. PMID 23717736.
  2. Runyon BA (1998). "Management of adult patients with ascites caused by cirrhosis". Hepatology. 27 (1): 264–72. doi:10.1002/hep.510270139. PMID 9425946.

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