International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

Khaja Bande Nawaz Institute of medical sciences, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Diagnostic Dilemma of Ascites in Women
  Author(s): Bibi Zainab*, Abdul Rahman, Fatima Moinuddin and Mohammad Moinuddin
  
  Introduction: Ascites is the pathological accumulation of fluid within the peritoneal cavity. The most common causes of ascites are liver disease, vascular occlusion, congestive heart failure, pericarditis or nephrotic syndrome. We present to you case series of ascites as a common presentation in women, but each case with a different etio-pathogenesis related to gynecological benign disease. This case series highlights the importance, to consider gynecological problems among the potential differential diagnoses in women with ascites for early diagnosis and timely intervention. Methods: We identified 5 female patients older than 18 years who presented with ascites as a common clinical presentation and we reviewed their medical records to assess demographic data, clinical presentation, imaging findings, co-morbid conditions, histo-pathologic f.. Read More»
  

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