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PART 2: Cardinal Manifestations and Presentation of Diseases
SECTION 6   Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function

43 Abdominal Swelling and Ascites
Kathleen E. Corey / Lawrence S. Friedman

Figure 43-1  CT of a patient with a cirrhotic, nodular liver (white arrow), splenomegaly (yellow arrow), and ascites (arrowheads).
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Figure 43-2  CT of a patient with peritoneal carcinomatosis (white arrow) and ascites (yellow arrow).
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Figure 43-3  Algorithm for the diagnosis of ascites according to the serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG). IVC, inferior vena cava.
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