
Criteria of Runyon for Diagnosing Choleperitoneum Based on Ascites Fluid Bilirubin Concentration and the Ascites Fluid to Serum Bilirubin Ratio
Specialty: | Gastroenterology |
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Description: | Runyon used the total bilirubin concentration in ascitic fluid to diagnose choleperitoneum (release or leakage of bile into peritoneal fluid). The author is from the Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center in Long Beach, California. |
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