2018
DOI: 10.4236/ojgas.2018.810036
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Interest of SAAG in Etiological Diagnosis of Ascites in African Black

Abstract: Purpose: To show the interest of the serum-ascites concentration gradient in albumin (SAAG) in the etiological diagnosis of ascites in African black. Materiel and Methods: This was a monocentric observational and analytical study performed on patients over 15 years old and hospitalized in the Hepato-Gastroenterology department of Cocody from January 1st, 2010 to March 31st, 2017 for ascites. The cytology and chemistry of the ascites fluid and the protidogram were performed. The main outcome measure was the pre… Show more

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“…Contrarily, SAAG was reported by Baptiste et al (2018) and Cervantes Pérez et al (2020) to have poor diagnostic performance (44% and 57%) with low sensitivity (35% and 66%) but high specificity (84% and 86%), respectively [9,15]. They also came to the conclusion that AFTP's diagnostic accuracy (73%), when it comes to distinguishing between PHT and non-PHT ascites, is better than SAAG's (57%).…”
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confidence: 92%
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“…Contrarily, SAAG was reported by Baptiste et al (2018) and Cervantes Pérez et al (2020) to have poor diagnostic performance (44% and 57%) with low sensitivity (35% and 66%) but high specificity (84% and 86%), respectively [9,15]. They also came to the conclusion that AFTP's diagnostic accuracy (73%), when it comes to distinguishing between PHT and non-PHT ascites, is better than SAAG's (57%).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…Although drinking alcohol was the most frequent culprit in LC (85%), HBV infection came in second [12,14]. According to Baptiste's research, post-viral cirrhosis (74%), followed by HCC (16.60%) and peritoneal TB (13.7%), accounted for the majority of etiologies [9]. Alcoholic cirrhosis and HCC predominated in Europe's etiologies [17].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous studies from sub-Saharan Africa countries described the prevalence of ascites in internal medicine departments to be between 3.6 to 10.8%. [3][4][5] Ascites causes significant discomfort for patients, particularly those with severe ascites due to difficulty in mobility and in carrying out activities of daily living, as well as social stigma associated with the condition. Successful treatment depends on accurate diagnosis of its cause, which may broadly be classified into PH and NPH causes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%