TITLE:
Epidemiological, Clinical and Etiological Aspects of Ascites in the Medicine Department at the Departmental University Hospital of Borgou
AUTHORS:
A. C. Dovonou, A. C. Alassani, K. Saké, S. Adè, C. A. Attinsounon, S. Ahoui, J. Degla, Tognon F. Tchégnonsi, D. M. Zannou, G. Adè, F. Houngbé
KEYWORDS:
Profile, Ascite, Medicine Department, Parakou
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Internal Medicine,
Vol.7 No.3,
August
11,
2017
ABSTRACT: Goals: The study has been initiated
in order to describe the epidemiological, clinical and etiological aspect of
the ascites. Patients and methods: This was a retrospective and
descriptive study on the patients with an ascite and followed at the medicine
department of Borgou departmental teaching hospital. Results: A total of
190 patients have presented an ascite or a hospital prevalence at 3.93%. A male
predominance has been observed with a sex-ratio at 1.7. The average age was
39.7 ± 13.9 years. The reason for consultation is dominated
by the increase of the abdominal volume (69.5%). The ascite fluid is
macroscopically yellow citrine. The cirrhosis (28.5%) and the heart diseases
(18.6%) were the most encountered causes of the ascites. Conclusion: The
etiologies of ascites are various and dominated by the hepatic cirrhosis and
the heart diseases.