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Liver & Ascites
Pathophysiology: Liver & Ascites
Ascites occurs when there is a disruption in the pressure forces between intravascular and extravascular fluid spaces, which allows extravascular fluid to accumulate in the anterior peritoneal cavity.
The most common causes of ascites include chronic parenchymal liver disease (alcoholic liver disease, cirrhosis due to viral hepatitis C), malignancy, and heart failure.
Classification by mechanism of ascites formation
For more discussion on pathogenesis of ascites, check the references.