Assertion: cirrhosis's ascite | /r/HasProperty | fluid accumulation
Facets:
value: in the stomach
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Abdominal distension usually associated with ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity).
text: These five clinical measures include total bilirubin (μmol/l (mg/dl)), serum albumin (g/l), PT INR (prothrombin time), ascites (accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity), and hepatic encephalopathy (worsening of brain function due to liver’s inability to remove toxins from the blood).
text: Portal hypertension is a high pressure system in the liver that causes complications that can be associated with ascites (the accumulation of fluid in the abdomen) and edema (the buildup of fluid in extremities), as well as gastrointestinal bleeding.
text: This is done for patients with uncontrolled or repeated bleeding from varices (dilated veins in the esophagus) or ascites (buildup of fluid in the belly) that cannot be controlled with medications.
text: Symptoms of portal hypertension include ascites, which is the buildup of fluid in the stomach, an increase in the size of the spleen and digestive tract bleeding.
text: Edema—fluid retention in the tissues—and ascites, an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity that results in abdominal swelling, also are commonly seen.
text: usually associated with ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity).
text: Liver cirrhosis may lead to portal hypertension, ascites (accumulation of fluid in the abdomen), easy bruising or bleeding, varices (enlarged veins, especially in the stomach and esophagus), jaundice, and a syndrome of cognitive impairment known as hepatic encephalopathy.
text: ascites (the accumulation of fluid in the abdomen)