Chylous ascites can result from clinical complications or surgical injury or tumour progression that involves the lymphatic system. Ascites occurs due to blockage of lymphatic vessels or leakage ...

Background: Ovarian cancer complicated with chylothorax is extremely rare, and only eight papers can be searched in PubMed. We report a case of advanced ovarian cancer with extensive lymphatic ...

Bilirubin is a yellowish substance created by the breakdown of red blood cells. Detecting it in your urine can be a sign of a health problem, such as liver or gallbladder disease. The detection of ...

Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost-effectiveness of catumaxomab within its marketing authorisation for treating malignant ascites in epithelial cellular adhesion molecule-positive ...

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Advanced melanoma skin cancer means it has spread to another part of the body such as the liver, lungs or bone. Some people may not get symptoms when they have advanced cancer. Their doctor may find ...

Peritonitis is inflammation of the peritoneum, the tissue that lines the inner wall of your abdomen and covers and supports most of your abdominal organs. Peritonitis is usually caused by infection ...

Landscape of multilocus inherited neoplasia alleles syndrome in China. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text component.

Long-term abdominal drain (LTAD) is emerging as an alternative strategy to regular large volume paracentesis (LVP) for the palliation of refractory ascites in end-stage liver disease. The ...