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Table 1 Ascites Etiologies by Serum-Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

From: Desmoplastic small round cell tumour in a 74 year old man: an uncommon cause of ascites (case report)

Ascites Etiologies by SAAG

SAAG ≥ 11 g/L

SAAG < 11 g/L

Cirrhosis

Peritoneal carcinomatosis

Congestive heart failure

Pancreatitis

Alcoholic hepatitis

Nephrotic Syndrome

Hepatic metastases

Serositis

Portal vein thrombosis

Tuberculosis

Budd-Chiari syndrome

 
  1. An elevated SAAG (11 g/L or greater) correlates with portal hypertension, whereas a low gradient indicates no portal hypertension [6].
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Diagnostic Pathology

ISSN: 1746-1596

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