An unusual case of ascites

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 203-207

  Chandrasekar, T S ^a   Goenka, M K ^b   Lawrence, R ^a   Gokul, B J ^a   Murugesh, M ^a   Menachery, John ^a  

^a MedIndia Institute of Medical Specialities   (India)

^b Apollo Gleneagles Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Absolute eosinophil count; Eosinophilic ascites; Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; Pancreatitis; Serum ascites albumin gradient

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ELECTROLYTE; INFUSION FLUID; INTRALIPID;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; BLOATING; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUODENITIS; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PANCREAS CYST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RARE DISEASE; VOMITING;

EID: 84866709390     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 09750711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-012-0204-2     Document Type: Article

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