Constrictive Pericarditis: An Overlooked Cause of Ascites

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dc.contributor.authorKoçyiğit, Beliz
dc.contributor.authorÖzyiğit, Irmak
dc.contributor.authorAltay, Servet
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-20T10:26:57Z
dc.date.available2021-11-20T10:26:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentFakülteler, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalıen_US
dc.description.abstractAims: Constrictive pericarditis is a well-known but unusual and rare cause of ascites. The diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis in most patients who have chronic ascites is challenging. We aimed to present a patient with constrictive pericarditis with chronic ascites and pericardial calcifications seen in chest radiography. Case Report: A 66-year-old male patient presented to the emergency room of Trakya University School of Medicine. The patient had abdominal swelling and ascites for the last 5 years and underwent large-volume paracentesis in his previous emergency admissions. After the electrocardiography of the patient, he was directed to the cardiology department for further examinations. The chest radiography revealed significant pericardial calcifications. Following imaging procedures confirmed radiological findings, and the patient was diagnosed with constrictive pericarditis. Furthermore, his cardiac catheterization findings were consistent with constrictive pericarditis. The patient was recommended to have a pericardiectomy operation and there was a significant reduction in the patient's symptoms after surgery. Conclusion: The absence of specific symptoms and resemblances of existing symptoms to liver disease make the early diagnosis of con- strictive pericarditis difficult. Physicians should consider constrictive pericarditis as a differential diagnosis when dealing with a patient who has chronic ascites.en_US
dc.identifier.dergipark963058en_US
dc.identifier.endpage87en_US
dc.identifier.issn2148-4724
dc.identifier.issn2548-0030
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage85en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tmsj/issue/63592/963058
dc.identifier.urihttps://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1862040
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/6234
dc.identifier.volume8en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Medical Student Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectConstrictive pericarditisen_US
dc.subjectascitesen_US
dc.subjectpericardial diseaseen_US
dc.titleConstrictive Pericarditis: An Overlooked Cause of Ascitesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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