Moderate to large ascites

[mookerji]

My mother 56 years old , is having abdominal distension and bloating with mild fever at night.

The gp asked for a ultrasonography and the findings are :

1. Hepatomegaly with fatty change with parenchymal echotexture hypoehcoic and coarse.

2. Moderate to large ascites.

3. Gall bladder wall thickened

4. Bilateral kidneys are showing mild raised cortical echogenicity.

Blood report says:

1. Glucose fasting: 131 mg/dl

2. Hemoglobin: 8.6 g/dl

3. Sgpt: 28 iu/l Is the report bad?

Do she have liver damage? Or the ascites are due to some other reasons?

Thank you

[ThreeSmiles]

Hi mooker

Please be careful posting actual data results - it’s not “allowed” by this Forum’s Guidelines. It’s easy enough to modify using generic words like high, very low etc!!

However! I don’t have experience of the actual causes - although of course I’ve had ascites- but the following are a couple of extracts from two NHS sites. There are loads of other sites with similar info.

“The most common cause of ascites reported in the UK are liver cirrhosis and malignancy but the condition may develop as a result of various other problems for example, infection, inflammation or injury.” (Source:- Pennine AcuteHospital - NHS)

“Ascites is most commonly caused by scarring of the liver, called liver cirrhosis and less commonly may be the result of certain types of cancers, for example, stomach or ovarian cancer” (Source:- James Paget University Hospital - NHS)

Your Mum’s consultant should really be the one who can help you understand what is really going on.

Good luck to you both.

Miles

[Wass71 in reply to ThreeSmiles]

Ooo look at you Smiles, with your cut and paste action!! Normally you say " I don't have a clue" ! Have you just worked out that it's what everyone else does, and that makes them look smart!!

Hee hee😁😜

[ThreeSmiles in reply to Wass71]

Ah but I said they were from the internet - that’s the difference 😁

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Good morning mookerji,

As already pointed out, no one on this site is medically qualified to interpret an individuals results.

May I suggest you return to the GP who has carried out the tests and ask for a consultation to do so.

I have included a link to liver disease tests which may help to guide your mums consultation .

britishlivertrust.org.uk/in...

Best wishes,

Trust9

[Roy1955]

If an ultrasound shows abnormalities (it possibly has) her Dr follows up with more tests and referral to an expert.

All the tests and her health history need to be looked at together before reaching a diagnosis.

[Wass71]

Hi, At least your Dr had the sense to order a scan, so your mother should now get a referral to a specialist in order to get to the bottom of this. Maybe further tests will be required before a diagnosis has been given.

I wish her well, and hope she gets answers ASAP.

Best wishes, take care.

Wass