Encyclopedia > Ascites

Article Content

Ascites

Ascites is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity[?]. Causes include cirrhosis, portal vein obstruction[?], hypoalbuminemia[?], and malignancy[?].

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

David McReynolds

... In 1958 he ran as a write-in SPA candidate and than in 1968 as a Peace And Freedom Party candidate for Congress. In 1980 he would run for President as the SPUSA ...