A member asked:

Repeat abd distention after peritoneal dialysis cath removal. had us guided paracentesis w/6 liters removed, abd is slowly starting to swell again.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Ascites: Your pertoneal cavity is reaccumulating fluid. This may be secondary to an intraabdominal pathology or from low serum proteins seen in certain cases of chronic kidney disease. Your nephrologist can advise you better and would collaborate with the physician who performed the paracentesis to see if a traumatic process played a role in the fluid reaccumulation in which case the fluid may be bloody

Answered 11/13/2017

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