Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 2023 Chylous ascites is an uncommon condition of accumulation of milky fluid rich in lymph and chylomicrons in the peritoneal cavity. Post-surgical complications following dissection near the base of the mesentery, retroperitoneum, or near the cisterna chyli,
Amit Nepali +8 more
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Lympho-SPECT/CT as a Key Tool in the Management of a Patient with Chylous Ascites
Biomedicines, 2023 Chylous ascites is a rare form of ascites usually associated with cirrhosis, abdominal malignancies, surgeries or infections. We presented a case of chylous ascites after robotic laparoscopic prostatectomy (PLDN-RALP), in which the correct diagnosis was ...
Francesca Iuele +4 more
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Refractory Chylous Ascites [PDF]
Gastroenterology Research, 2008 A 34-year-old woman with primary chylous ascites due to lymphangiectasias was treated with sclerotherapy of dilated lymphatics and a lymphovenous shunt. She was referred to our institution after a thorough diagnostic and therapeutic approach in her community hospital. After four weeks of intensive diagnostic study, no secondary etiology for her chylous
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Lymphangiography to treat postoperative lymphatic leakage: a technical review. [PDF]
, 2014 In addition to imaging the lymphatics and detecting various types of lymphatic leakage, lymphangiography is a therapeutic option for patients with chylothorax, chylous ascites, and lymphatic fistula.
Kim, Soo Hwan +5 more
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Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor of the retroperitoneum in a young woman resulting in an abdominal chyloma [PDF]
, 2008 Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) is an extremely rare neoplasm which appears to have predominancy for young, frequently Asian, women. The neoplasm is composed chiefly of HMB-45-positive epithelioid cells with clear to granular cytoplasm and ...
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Chylous ascites caused by resection of a choledochal cyst
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2012 Chylous ascites is a rare complication of abdominal surgery in children. Particularly, reports of postoperative chylous ascites are rare. This report describes the very rare case of a 10-month-old girl complicated by chylous ascites after resection of a ...
Tatsuzo Mizukami +5 more
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Definition and classification of chyle leak after pancreatic operation: A consensus statement by the International Study Group on Pancreatic Surgery [PDF]
, 2017 Recent literature suggests that chyle leak may complicate up to 10% of pancreatic resections. Treatment depends on its severity, which may include chylous ascites.
Adham, Mustapha +27 more
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Chylous ascites as a complication of nephroureterectomy
Urological Science, 2015 Chylous ascites may be the result of many pathological conditions, including congenital defects of the lymphatic system, nonspecific bacterial, parasitic and tuberculous peritoneal infection, liver cirrhosis, malignant neoplasm, blunt abdominal trauma ...
Chi-Hang Hsiao +6 more
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Spontaneous central venous thrombosis and shunt occlusion following peritoneovenous shunt placement for intractable ascites [PDF]
, 2017 A 43-year-old man had a peritoneovenous shunt inserted for the treatment of chylous ascites secondary to myelofibrosis. Despite being on anticoagulation for superior mesenteric vein thrombosis, he developed shunt dysfunction within two weeks of insertion.
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Four Cases of Chylous Ascites following Robotic Gynecologic Oncological Surgery
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014 Chylous ascites is an uncommon form of ascites characterized by milky-appearing fluid caused by blocked or disrupted lymph flow through chyle-transporting vessels. The most common causes of chylous ascites are therapeutic interventions and trauma.
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