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Evaluates serum and ascitic fluid CRP, SAAG, and cholesterol levels in ascites of unknown etiology, highlighting potential biochemical tools to distinguish malignant from tubercular causes.
Ascites is a common clinical problem. However, the capability to distinguish malignant from non-malignant and tubercular causes of ascites using available biochemical techniques would obviate many expensive and time-consuming diagnostic studies on patients presenting with ascites of unknown aetiology. Therefore, this study was planned to evaluate usefulness of serum & ascitic fluid C-Reactive Protein (CRP), SAAG and ascitic fluid cholesterol level in diagnosis of malignant, non-malignant and tubercular ascites.
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