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The tiny pump that drains a swollen belly

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Every year, thousands of Britons develop ascites, a fluid build-up in the abdomen due to liver disease, cancer or heart failure. William South, 72, a retired engineer from Sunderland, had a new (far less invasive) treatment.

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Never heard of this condition.Is it prevalent i India?

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Collection of fluid in abdomen is called ascitis in medical terminology.

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