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International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2025, 16(02), 1420-1425
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2025.16.2.2469
Received on 17 July 2025; revised on 23 August; accepted on 26 August 2025
Introduction: Exudative ascites, unlike cirrhotic ascites, result from various—often severe—pathologies and require a rigorous diagnostic approach.
Objective: To determine the etiological profile of exudative ascites in a series of patients hospitalized in a gastroenterology department.
Methods: A retrospective, descriptive, monocentric study including 61 patients hospitalized for exudative ascites between July 2018 and July 2023 at Ibn Sina University Hospital in Rabat.
Results: The mean age was 52 years, with a male predominance (M/F sex ratio = 1.17). The main symptoms were abdominal distension (78.68%), impaired general condition (68.85%), and night sweats (16.39%). Ascitic fluid was lymphocytic in 90.16% of cases. The most frequent etiologies were peritoneal carcinomatosis and peritoneal tuberculosis. Laparoscopy was required in 65.57% of cases.
Conclusion: The etiological diagnosis of exudative ascites remains complex and often relies on laparoscopy. The two main identified causes were peritoneal carcinomatosis and tuberculosis.
Exudative Ascites; Peritoneal Carcinomatosis; Peritoneal Tuberculosis; Diagnostic Laparoscopy
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Alaeeddine Hmina, Hicham El bacha, Manal Cherkaoui Malki, Salma Mechhor, Nadia Benzzoubeir and Ikram Errabih. Etiological Profile of Exudative Ascites. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2025, 16(02), 1420-1425. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2025.16.2.2469.
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