%0 Journal Article
%T Pseudomyxoma Peritonei¡ªAn Unusual Cause of Ascites: A Case Report
%A Hunny Khurana
%A Puneet Chhabra
%A Sushant Soni
%J Archive of "The Permanente Journal".
%D 2019
%R 10.7812/TPP/18-114
%X Ascites in patients with cardiac disease can be multifactorial. Serum ascitic albumin gradient (SAAG) helps in identifying the etiology of ascites. High SAAG ascites is related to hepatic or posthepatic causes. The causes of low SAAG ascites results include tuberculosis, peritoneal malignancy, or pancreatitis
%K ascites
%K low SAAG
%K pseudomyxoma peritonei
%K serum ascitic albumin gradient
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6636538/