E. E. L. Ekpe

The Relevance of Ascitic Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) and Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) in the Differential Diagnosis of Ascites among Patients in a Nigerian Hospital

E. E. L. Ekpe & A. J. Omotoso · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Aim: The study aimed to determine the diagnostic values for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) with maximum sensitivity and minimum false positivity so as to differentiate malignancy-related ascites from non-malignant ascites in South West regio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12554

Usefulness of Ascitic Fluid Cholesterol and Protein in the Differential Diagnosis of Ascites in Nigeria: Comparison with Conventional Cytology

E. E. L. Ekpe & G. A. Ebughe · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2015

Aim: This study was done to assess and evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of cholesterol and protein in differentiating ascites into malignant and non-malignant group in comparison with cytology. Study Design: A cross sectional study to determine the correlation between ascitic flu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2015/12611

Ascitic Fluid Fibronectin: A Marker to Differentiate Between Malignant and Non-malignant Ascites

E. E. L. Ekpe, E. C. Azinge & D. M. Bolarin · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Background and Aims: So far, the differentiation between malignant and non-malignant ascites by laboratory parameters has not been fully achieved yet. Fibronectin is a glycoprotein which plays an important role in cell adhesion, growth, migration, and differentiation. The aim of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12615