Abdominal fluid

The pathological accumulation of free fluid within the peritoneal cavity, exceeding normal physiologic peritoneal fluid volume and usually indicating significant intra-abdominal or systemic disease.

Possible causes:

• Liver disease: cirrhosis, portal vein thrombosis

• Malignancy: ovarian, colon, stomach, pancreatic, and liver cancer

• Heart failure

• Kidney failure

• Pancretitis

• Peritoneal tuberculosis