Open AccessDetermination of the optimal volume of ascitic fluid for the precise diagnosis of malignant ascites
Author(s) -
Feifei Zhang,
Zhenning Feng,
Yichi Zhang,
Zishuai Liu,
Xiaoli Sun,
Shizhu Jin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/sjg.sjg_547_18
Subject(s) - ascites , medicine , ascitic fluid , effusion , predictive value , peritoneal effusion , volume (thermodynamics) , gastroenterology , surgery , physics , quantum mechanics
The aim of this study was to determine the optimal volume of peritoneal effusion required to diagnose malignant ascites.