The difference between ascites and hepatic ascites lies mainly in the following aspects: 1. Different etiology: ascites is mainly fluid in the abdominal cavity, which can be caused by cirrhosis, hypoproteinemia causing fluid in the abdominal cavity, or by tuberculous peritonitis, or by heart failure, constrictive pericarditis, renal insufficiency, renal failure, resulting in water and sodium retention. Liver ascites is mainly a decline in liver function, due to hypoproteinemia and the formation of ascites, so the two causes are different; 2, different performance: ascites, including the presence of liver ascites, the performance are abdominal distension and even abdominal pain, cirrhosis, hypoproteinemia caused by ascites, can be manifested as swelling of both lower limbs, jaundice, pain in the liver area and other symptoms. If the ascites is caused by other reasons, it can be manifested as some other symptoms, which are not exactly equal to those of hepatic ascites. Ascites includes hepatic ascites, but hepatic ascites is a type of formation of ascites, so some symptoms are different.