Ascitic fluid cholesterol in malignant and tubercular ascites.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-89911
ABSTRACT
Cholesterol was estimated in ascitic fluid of 44 patients (29 malignant and 15 tubercular). Mean ascitic cholesterol level was significantly higher in malignant ascites (89.52 mg/dl) as compared to tubercular ascites (35.07 mg/dl). At a cut off value of 54.5 mg/dl (mean in tubercular ascites + 2SD), the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value and overall diagnostic accuracy for differentiating malignant from tubercular ascites was found to be 89.65%, 100%, 100%, 83.33% and 93.18% respectively. Ascitic fluid cholesterol estimation is a reliable and simple test for differentiating malignant ascites from tubercular ascites.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Ascites
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Peritonitis, Tuberculous
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Ascitic Fluid
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Cholesterol
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Adult
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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