TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Ascites A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. Y1 - 2010 N1 - T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Pathologic accumulation of free fluid within the abdominal cavity• Ascites develops from -Decreased plasma oncotic pressure (liver disease, malnutrition)-Increased lymph/peritoneal fluid production (liver disease, malignant ascites)-Blockage or disruption of abdominal lymphatic drainage (chylous ascites, congenital)• Patients typically complain of abdominal distention or vague constitutional symptoms SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/07 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58093088 ER -