Swelling in the Ankles - Abdominal Fluid Retention in Chronic Liver Disease
In chronic liver disease, the liver is scarred and damaged thus it can not function as normal as it should. One of the complications of this condition is excessive water retention build-up in the body. Abdominal fluid retention or ascites occurs mostly in patients with cirrhosis of the liver, although other liver disorders can cause it too. Abdominal fluid retention may be accompanied by swelling in the ankles.
There’re two main factors or causes of fluid retention in patients with chronic liver disease: