Ascites in the state of Qatar: Aetiology and diagnostic value of ascitic fluid analysis

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 434-439

  Khan, Fahmi Yousef ^a  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Ascites; Carcinomatous peritonitis; Paracentesis; Serum ascites albumin gradient; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITIC FLUID ANALYSIS; CARCINOMATOUS PERITONITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; QATAR; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS; AGED; ASCITES FLUID; CHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PERITONEUM TUMOR;

ALBUMINOID; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMINS; ASCITES; ASCITIC FLUID; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 34249663436     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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