title: Inguinal hernia - a possible pitfall in diagnosing ascites.
authors.affiliation: Digestive Diseases Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Tomer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adar
authors.forename: Meir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizrahi
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008551:Melena / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*