Mechanism of ascites formation in liver cirrhosis

The formation of ascites in patients with cirrhosis includes the following reasons: 1. low albumin: albumin is produced by the liver, cirrhosis makes the liver damaged, producing insufficient albumin, which leads to edema and aggravates ascites; 2. water and sodium retention: cirrhosis can lead to water and sodium retention in the body, and more and more water in the body will enter the abdominal cavity, forming ascites; 3. impaired kidney function: it also leads to water and sodium in the body The kidney function is impaired: it will also lead to less water and sodium excretion in the body, which will aggravate ascites; 4. There are more causes of ascites caused by cirrhosis, which can be treated with albumin supplementation and diuretics.