Treatment can be a little complex but focuses on reducing fluid retention and improving your overall quality of life. The most common symptom of ascites is abnormal swelling of the abdomen due to ...

it is forced into the abdominal cavity, resulting in ascites. If you have heart or kidney failure, the blood volume in your arteries may fall. This triggers changes in various body systems that cause ...

An 89-year-old man was transferred to our institution for further treatment of a symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). On admission he reported experiencing severe abdominal pain for the ...