liver and gallbladder disorders
Ascites
Causes of Ascites
Themost common causeof ascites is Liver disease of ascites include disorders unrelated to the liver, such as cancer, Heart Failure (HF) , Ascites tends to occur in long-standing (chronic) rather than in short-lived (acute) liver disorders. It most commonly results from Portal Hypertension —high blood pressure in the portal vein (the large vein that brings blood from the intestine to the liver) and its branches Portal hypertension usually results from Cirrhosis of the Liver (severe scarring of the liver), which is most commonly caused by consumption of large amounts of alcohol, by Ascites may occur in other liver disorders, such as severe alcoholic hepatitis without cirrhosis, other kinds of chronic hepatitis, and obstruction of the hepatic vein ( Budd-Chiari Syndrome ). In people with a liver disorder, ascitic fluid leaks from the surface of the liver and intestine and accumulates within the abdomen. A combination of factors is responsible. They include the following: Portal Hypertension None Fluid retention by the kidneys Alterations in various hormones and chemicals that regulate body fluids Also,albuminusually leaks from blood vessels into the abdomen. Normally,albumin, the main protein in blood, helps keep fluid from leaking out of blood vessels. Whenalbuminleaks out of blood vessels, fluid also leaks out. 