Table 1:
Common Causes of Ascites
Extra-peritoneal
Cirrhosis
Congestive heart failure
Budd-Chiari syndrome
Hypoalbuminemia
Nephrotic sydnrome
Malnutrition
Protein-losing enteropathy
Myxedema
Pancreatitis
Chylous ascites
Peritoneal
Malignancy
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Other
Infection
Tuberculosis
Bacterial
Fungal
Parasitic
Endometriosis
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