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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for chylous ascites in a patient with recurrent cirrhosis following liver transplantation

Chylous ascites (CA) is the extravasation of lipid-rich lymphatic fluid into the peritoneal space following trauma or obstruction of the lymphatic system. Refractory cases of cirrhosis-related CA may be amendable to transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS). We present a case of TIPS i...

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Autores principales: Salsamendi, Jason T., Gortes, Francisco J., Mohan, Prasoon P., Fan, Ji, Narayanan, Govindarajan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5310239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28228886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2016.10.010