Research Article: Ascites fluid calprotectin level is highly accurate in diagnosing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a preliminary proof of concept prospective study
Introduction:
Liver cirrhosis is the final common irreversible stage of chronic liver diseases of variable etiologies. Cirrhotic patients are susceptible to various life threatening complications, known as decompensated cirrhosis including variceal hemorrhage, ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, hepatopulmonary syndrome and hepatocellular carcinoma, developing in 58% of patients 10 years after diagnosis [1]. Ascites represents the most common complications of cirrhosis [2].…
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