Is routine review of ascites fluid from patients with cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma a low-yield procedure : an observational study?
Ascites fluid cytology specimens in patients with cirrhosis, even those known or suspected to have HCC, are almost always negative. Atypical cells seen in such specimens should be treated with skepticism since the likelihood that they represent peritoneal spread of HCC is low..
The present study revealed that radiographic findings could not predict postoperative symptom eradication after pyloromyotomy in HPS.