PART 2: Cardinal Manifestations and Presentation of Diseases
SECTION 6 Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function
43 Abdominal Swelling and Ascites
![]() | 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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