Abdominal Ultrasound Findings in Patients with Pathologies Associated Ascites
Journal Title: Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research (Quest Journals JMDSR) - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
This study was present to determine the efficiency of ultrasound in diagnosis of the abdominal ascites, which is accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, and gradually became more spreadable and associated with a large amount of diseases, then evaluate the role of ultrasound in determination the degree and differentiating between its two types. In addition to that aids in definite diagnosis of the causative pathologies which lead to ascites. The sample of this study was taken from seventy patients who were clinically had ascites, they all underwent US examination. The study was done in period between august 2016 to January 2017. The study resulted in that the males 45 (62%) were more affected than females 25 (38%). And the clinical suspicion of ascites was higher in age group between (50-59) years old. The majority of patients 62 (88%) had pathology with symptomatic ascites where asymptomatic only found in 8 (12%). Also the study showed that the majority 39 (56%) of cases had severe ascites, while the other two degrees of ascites (mild and moderate) had got the same numbers of 16 (22%) for each. Finally the study showed that the most common causative diseases leading to ascites were portal hypertension and liver diseases which represent (63%) of all cases
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Kamal Badawi
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