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==Overview==
==Overview==


 
More than half of the patients with [[cirrhosis]] would involve with ascites during the [[disease]]. If left untreated, 11.4% of patients with [[Cirrhosis|cirrhotic]] ascites may progress to develop [[hepatorenal syndrome]] during 5 years. Common [[complications]] of ascites include [[Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis|spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)]], [[dilutional hyponatremia]], and [[hepatorenal syndrome]]. [[Prognosis]] is generally poor, and the 5-year [[Survival rates|survival rate]] of patients with [[Cirrhosis|cirrhotic]] ascites is approximately 56.6%.
==Natural History==
==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis==
Ascites exists in three grades:<ref>Moore KP, Wong F, Gines P, Bernardi M, Ochs A, Salerno F, Angeli P, Porayko M, Moreau R, Garcia-Tsao G, Jimenez W, Planas R, Arroyo V. The management of ascites in cirrhosis: report on the consensus conference of the International Ascites Club. ''Hepatology'' 2003;38:258-66. PMID 12830009.</ref>
Ascites may contribute to three grades:<ref>Moore KP, Wong F, Gines P, Bernardi M, Ochs A, Salerno F, Angeli P, Porayko M, Moreau R, Garcia-Tsao G, Jimenez W, Planas R, Arroyo V. The management of ascites in cirrhosis: report on the consensus conference of the International Ascites Club. ''Hepatology'' 2003;38:258-66. PMID 12830009.</ref>
* Grade 1: mild, only visible on ultrasound
* Grade 1: Mild accumulation of fluid in [[abdomen]], which is only visible on [[ultrasound]]
* Grade 2: detectable with flank bulging and shifting dullness
* Grade 2: Moderate accumulation of fluid in [[abdomen]], which is detectable with [[flank]] bulging and [[shifting dullness]]
* Grade 3: directly visible, confirmed with fluid thrill
* Grade 3: Severe accumulation of fluid in [[abdomen]], which is directly visible with fluid thrill
 
===Natural History===
==Complications==
*More than half of the patients with [[cirrhosis]] would involve with ascites during the [[disease]].
* [[Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis]] (a life-threatening infection of the ascites fluid)
*The symptoms of refractory ascites typically develop in 11.3% of patients during 5 years of [[cirrhosis]].
* [[Hepatorenal syndrome]] ([[kidney failure]])
*If left untreated, 37.1% of patients with [[Cirrhosis|cirrhotic]] ascites may progress to develop [[dilutional hyponatremia]] during 5 years.
* [[Weight loss]] and protein malnutrition
*If left untreated, 11.4% of patients with [[Cirrhosis|cirrhotic]] ascites may progress to develop [[hepatorenal syndrome]] during 5 years.<ref name="pmid17081806">{{cite journal |vauthors=Planas R, Montoliu S, Ballesté B, Rivera M, Miquel M, Masnou H, Galeras JA, Giménez MD, Santos J, Cirera I, Morillas RM, Coll S, Solà R |title=Natural history of patients hospitalized for management of cirrhotic ascites |journal=Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. |volume=4 |issue=11 |pages=1385–94 |year=2006 |pmid=17081806 |doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2006.08.007 |url=}}</ref>
* Mental [[confusion]], change in the level of alertness, or [[coma]] ([[hepatic encephalopathy]])
===Complications===
* Other complications of liver cirrhosis
*Common [[complications]] of ascites include:<ref name="pmid25954497">{{cite journal| author=Pedersen JS, Bendtsen F, Møller S| title=Management of cirrhotic ascites. | journal=Ther Adv Chronic Dis | year= 2015 | volume= 6 | issue= 3 | pages= 124-37 | pmid=25954497 | doi=10.1177/2040622315580069 | pmc=4416972 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25954497  }}</ref>
 
**[[Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis|Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)]]
==Prognosis==
**[[Dilutional hyponatremia]]
 
**[[Hepatorenal syndrome]]
 
**[[Weight loss]] and [[protein malnutrition]]
**[[Hepatic encephalopathy]]
===Prognosis===
*[[Prognosis]] is generally poor, and the 5-year [[Survival rates|survival rate]] of patients with [[Cirrhosis|cirrhotic]] ascites is approximately 56.6%.
*The presence of [[Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis|spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)]], [[dilutional hyponatremia]], and [[hepatorenal syndrome]] is associated with a particularly poor [[prognosis]] among patients with [[Cirrhosis|cirrhotic]] ascites.<ref name="pmid17081806" />
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}

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Overview

More than half of the patients with cirrhosis would involve with ascites during the disease. If left untreated, 11.4% of patients with cirrhotic ascites may progress to develop hepatorenal syndrome during 5 years. Common complications of ascites include spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), dilutional hyponatremia, and hepatorenal syndrome. Prognosis is generally poor, and the 5-year survival rate of patients with cirrhotic ascites is approximately 56.6%.

Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis

Ascites may contribute to three grades:[1]

  • Grade 1: Mild accumulation of fluid in abdomen, which is only visible on ultrasound
  • Grade 2: Moderate accumulation of fluid in abdomen, which is detectable with flank bulging and shifting dullness
  • Grade 3: Severe accumulation of fluid in abdomen, which is directly visible with fluid thrill

Natural History

Complications

Prognosis

References

  1. Moore KP, Wong F, Gines P, Bernardi M, Ochs A, Salerno F, Angeli P, Porayko M, Moreau R, Garcia-Tsao G, Jimenez W, Planas R, Arroyo V. The management of ascites in cirrhosis: report on the consensus conference of the International Ascites Club. Hepatology 2003;38:258-66. PMID 12830009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Planas R, Montoliu S, Ballesté B, Rivera M, Miquel M, Masnou H, Galeras JA, Giménez MD, Santos J, Cirera I, Morillas RM, Coll S, Solà R (2006). "Natural history of patients hospitalized for management of cirrhotic ascites". Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 4 (11): 1385–94. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2006.08.007. PMID 17081806.
  3. Pedersen JS, Bendtsen F, Møller S (2015). "Management of cirrhotic ascites". Ther Adv Chronic Dis. 6 (3): 124–37. doi:10.1177/2040622315580069. PMC 4416972. PMID 25954497.

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