1 Causes of the development of the pathology of

With ascites in the abdominal cavity, there is a buildup of fluid that does not have outflow. In most cases, doctors associate this pathology with a violation of the water-salt balance and edema. About the fact that a person has ascites, it is difficult to guess. The person continues to live as usual until the manifestations of the first serious symptoms, until the pathology starts to negatively affect the patient's well-being.

Cancerous ascites can occur against a background of many serious diseases when one or another body is unable to cope with the assignedload on it. The accumulation of fluid in the peritoneum occurs with cancer of the liver, heart, kidneys. It is these organs that participate in the procedure for the distribution of fluid throughout the body. If there are problems from the cardiovascular system, then they are caused by defects in the valves, myocarditis.

Renal failure caused by hypoplasia, tuberculosis, cancer, general intoxication of the body, also causes accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Hepatitis and cirrhosis provoke the development of pathology.

The cause of pathology can be oncology. Cancer cells, multiplying, affect the functioning of many organs and systems, especially if secondary tumors have arisen in these organs because of those who have entered the organ of cancer cells with blood. The organ ceases to work in its usual mode, and as a result - the accumulation of liquid in large quantities.

2 Characteristic features of

Ascites have specific characteristics characteristic only of it. For example, if a person is sitting on his back, the stomach starts to hang sideways. This is due to the fact that the liquid is redistributed. Another symptom is the exit of the navel. If you slap your hand over the stomach, the sound due to the accumulated liquid will be deaf. The disease can be accompanied by increased pressure and breathing problems. In a neglected state, a prolapse of the rectum may occur.

Treatment of ascites depends on the cause that caused its formation. To remove the accumulated fluid, the patient is undergoing a laparocentesis, the purpose of which is pumping out the liquid after piercing the abdomen.

With advanced stages of cancer, ascites is necessarily manifested by protrusion of the walls of the abdomen. The veins passing in this area are greatly expanded. The fluid can also accumulate in the pleural area. In cancerous diseases, the probability of developing ascites, according to doctors, is 10%.

But not every cancer can be accompanied by ascites. Developmental pathology is likely if the patient has:

• colorectal cancer,
• stomach or colon cancer,
• malignant tumor of the mammary gland or ovaries.

3 Life expectancy forecast

When a pancreas is affected, the chances for developing ascites are slightly less. They are highest in ovarian cancer, up to 50%.Death in this pathology does not come from cancer, but from ascites. What happens when the liquid accumulates in the abdominal cavity?

Increases intra-abdominal pressure, because of it, the diaphragm is displaced. It moves into the chest cavity. It is only natural that the process of breathing and the work of the heart are disturbed.

In a healthy state, fluid is always present in the abdominal cavity. Volumes of it are small, presence is necessary. It prevents the gluing of internal organs and prevents them from rubbing against each other.

The volume of fluid in the abdominal cavity is constantly regulated. Excess is absorbed. With oncology, this process completely ceases to function. Perhaps the development of events in two ways. In the first case, the liquid is produced very much, in the second it can not be absorbed completely. As a result, ascites occurs. All free space is occupied by the liquid. Severe is the condition when the volume of the spilled liquid is 25 liters.

Cancer cells are able to penetrate the peritoneum, breaking its suction function, the amount of fluid increases.

Ascites do not occur in 1 moment. Accumulation takes place gradually - from several weeks to several months, therefore the initial stage proceeds imperceptibly. The pressure on the chest increases. It becomes difficult for a patient to perform simple actions.

The course of the disease is greatly influenced by the primary focus - cancer. The heavier the condition, the more real the approach of the terminal stage. In the beginning, ascites does not affect the patient's condition, then as the fluid accumulates, symptomatic, very reminiscent of appendicitis, appears.

If the time to intervene and start treatment, the outcome can be favorable. To do this, you need to remove excess fluid and maintain a diet. Many times the patient's life completely depends on the course of the underlying disease, age and condition of the organism.

Many factors influence the life expectancy of fluid accumulation: whether treatment was administered, how effective it was, or how a malignant tumor develops. If the patient's condition is extremely severe, and the cancer is in a neglected stage with metastases, and ascites continues to develop rapidly, the symptoms of the disease increase and the treatment does not yield positive results. In this case, patients can live from several weeks to several months.

If the condition is mild or moderate, and the treatment is effective, then such patients can live long enough. In this case, one can hope that successful therapy will lead to the achievement of complete or partial remission of oncological disease and ascites. But it is necessary to comply with all the recommendations of a specialist, to be constantly monitored and to report the slightest changes in the body to the treating doctor.