TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Ascites
A1  - Doherty, Gerard M.
PY  - 2010
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  - 2024/04/24
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58093088
ER  -