Ascites

In medicine , ascites is an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Although most commonly due to cirrhosis and severe liver disease, its presence can portend other significant medical problems. Diagnosis of the cause is usually with blood tests, an ultrasound scan of the abdomen and direct removal of the fluid by needle or paracentesis . Treatment may be with medication , paracentesis or other treatments directed at the cause. (From the Wikpedia article Ascites.)

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Recent Publications on Ascites:
Metabolic disturbances in liver cirrhosis (part 1) - hepatic osteopathy and malnutrition. Medical treatment of patients with liver cirrhosis consists mainly of...	20th November, 2009	Klinik fur Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Gastroenterologische	Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2009 Nov;134(48):2461-2464. Epub 2009 Nov 18. DOI Direct Link
CO2 Abdominal Insufflation Decreases Local and Systemic Inflammatory Response in Experimental Acute Pancreatitis. OBJECTIVES:: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a serious disease that is...	20th November, 2009	From the *Department of Gastroenterology, and daggerMedical School and	Pancreas. 2009 Nov 16. DOI Direct Link
[Survivin antisense oligodeoxynucleotides inhibits the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells and enhances the cell chemosensitivity to 5-Fu.] OBJECTIVE: To investigate the inhibitory effect of survivin antisense...	20th November, 2009	Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou	Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 2009 Nov 20;29(11):2251-2254.
Survival in patients with pancreatic cancer after the diagnosis of malignant ascites or liver metastases by EUS-FNA. BACKGROUND: The expected survival after the EUS-FNA diagnosis of malignant...	20th November, 2009	Current affiliations: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (J.D.,	Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Nov 16. DOI Direct Link
Tuberculous peritonitis in cirrhotic patients: Comparison of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by Escherichia coli with tuberculous peritonitis. The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics of tuberculous...	20th November, 2009	Department of Infectious Disease, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan	Scand J Infect Dis. 2009;41(11-12):852-856.
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Press Releases About Ascites:
Movetis' Second Most Advanced Product Progresses to Phase IIb Trial Following Positive Results in Cirrhotic Ascites	3rd July, 2008		TURNHOUT, Belgium, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Movetis NV, a European specialist pharmaceutical company, today announced that M0002 is progressing to phase IIb following positive results of a phase IIa

BioNews Results for Ascites:
Satavaptan Shows Poor Survival, Despite Modest Effectiveness in the Management of Recurrent Ascites: Presented	Doctors Guide:  Nov 3 2009 8:12PM Matching: ascites

Ascites Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7611708	Methods of therapy for B-cell malignancies using antagonist anti-CD40 antibodies
7612092	Nitrogen-containing aromatic derivatives
7612102	Pre-mixed, ready-to-use pharmaceutical compositions
7612110	Utilization of dialkylfumarates
7612167	Human hematopoietic growth regulatory gene product
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Immunological Resource Center Polyclonal antiserum (mouse, rat, rabbit)Monoclonal antibody services (mouse, rat, hamster) Cell line cloning Cryostorage Culture fluid production Ascites fluid production www.life.uiuc.edu/        View full profile
Maine Biotechnology Services Incorporated Maine Biotechnology Services, Inc. is a contract developer of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. MBS provides hybridoma development, ascites production and in vitro antibody production via cGMP... www.mainebiotechnology.com/        View full profile
Mathison Immuno Scientific Incorporated CUSTOM MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY SERVICE Difficult epitopes are our specialty. Antibody available in culture supernatant or ascites. Antibody purified to your specific requirements Competitive prices &... www.angelfire.com/biz/mis/        View full profile
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