Coughing May Lead to Spontaneous Chylothorax and Chylous Ascites

Chylous ascites is a rare form of ascites resulting from the accumulation of lymph in the abdominal cavity. It is due to an interruption in the lymphatic system. Surgical management is indicated in cases of recurrence or failure after conservative treatment. We report a case of spontaneous chylous p...

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Autores principales: Adas, Gokhan, Karatepe, Oguzhan, Battal, Muharrem, Dogan, Yasar, Karyagar, Savas, Kutlu, Asim
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2007
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Published: December 2007
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3073808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21487566
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000108950
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Sumario:Chylous ascites is a rare form of ascites resulting from the accumulation of lymph in the abdominal cavity. It is due to an interruption in the lymphatic system. Surgical management is indicated in cases of recurrence or failure after conservative treatment. We report a case of spontaneous chylous peritonitis after chylothorax, which is a rare clinical event. The primary reason was unclear and the outcome of medical and surgical treatment was successful.

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