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Four Cases of Chylous Ascites following Robotic Gynecologic Oncological Surgery
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.
Ahmet Göçmen +3 more
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Chylous nephrogenic ascites in a hemodialysis patient
Chylous nephrogenic ascites is rare in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We would like to share a rare case of chylous nephrogenic ascites in a HD patient. The patient has a history of straw-colored nephrogenic ascites which was drained through pigtail five ...
Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil +3 more
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Chylous Ascites in a Patient with Sepsis Caused by Bilateral Pneumonia [PDF]
Chylous ascites is a rare form of ascites characterized by milky peritoneal fluid rich in triglycerides due to the accumulation of chyle in the peritoneal cavity.
Yong Dae Lee +2 more
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Chylous Ascites After Anterior Resection for Rectal Carcinoma: A Rare But Significant Incident
Chylous ascites specifically after anterior resection for rectal cancer has not been documented in the literature thus far. All previously reported postoperative chylous ascites developed in other types of malignancies and were diagnosed within a few ...
Kin Yoong Chan +2 more
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Spontaneous central venous thrombosis and shunt occlusion following peritoneovenous shunt placement for intractable ascites [PDF]
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.
D Hariharan +9 more
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Chylous ascites can be caused by infection, trauma, malignancy, or maybe a complication after major abdominal surgery including liver transplantation. We present a case of a patient who developed chylous ascites following his liver transplantation.
Sreeja Sanampudi, BS +2 more
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Background Chylous ascites is rare but still a recognized complication of retroperitoneal surgeries caused mostly by inadvertent trauma to lymphatic channels.
Adel Alrabadi +2 more
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ABSTRACT The objective was to prepare guidelines to perform the current optimum treatment by organizing effective and efficient treatments of hemangiomas and vascular malformations, confirming the safety, and systematizing treatment, employing evidence‐based medicine techniques and aimed at improvement of the outcomes.
Yoshiaki Kinoshita +116 more
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Pathophysiology of elevated ascites fluid cholesterol in malignant ascites [PDF]
The existence of marked elevations of ascitic fluid cholesterol has been observed in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis compared to patients with cirrhosis and has been found useful in differential diagnosis.
Alexander L. Gerbes +27 more
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Incidental Chylous Ascites at the Time of Cesarean Section
Chylous ascites has multiple etiologies including malignancies, liver cirrhosis, intraperitoneal infections, and trauma. It is rarely reported in pregnancy.
Kida A. Thompson, Antoun Al Khabbaz
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