Polycythemia vera

Polycythemia vera (PV) is an acquired myeloproliferative disorder characterized by an elevated absolute red blood cell mass caused by uncontrolled red blood cell production, frequently associated with uncontrolled white blood cell and platelet production.

Ascites

Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity.


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PMID (PMCID)
17060871
 MIXED_SAMPLE Middle Aged
Early experience of Budd-Chiari syndrome treatment with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
Lopez-Mendez E, Chavez-Tapia NC, Avila-Escobedo L, Cabrera-Aleksandrova T, Uribe M.
Ann Hepatol. 2006;5(3):157-60.
We present two cases of Budd- Chiari syndrome with severe ascites associated with polycythemia vera in first case and protein C deficiency in the second, in both cases transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt were placed, with excellent control of symptoms, no mortality were observed, and just one episode of pulmonary venous thrombosis was observed.
7104962
 MALE
Ascites in agnogenic myeloid metaplasia: association with peritoneal implant of myeloid tissue and therapy.
Patel NM, Kurtides ES.
Cancer. 1982;50(6):1189-90.
The case of a patient with agnogenic myeloid metaplasia and myelofibrosis engrafted upon a longstanding treated case of polycythemia rubra vera and presenting with ascites due to peritoneal implants of myeloid tissue is presented.