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Chylous Ascites: A Review of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment

Chylous ascites (CA) is a rare form of ascites that results from the leakage of lipid-rich lymph into the peritoneal cavity. This usually occurs due to trauma and rupture of the lymphatics or increased peritoneal lymphatic pressure secondary to obstruction. The underlying etiologies for CA have been...

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Autores principales: Bhardwaj, Richa, Vaziri, Haleh, Gautam, Arun, Ballesteros, Enrique, Karimeddini, David, Wu, George Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: XIA & HE Publishing Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5863006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29577037
http://dx.doi.org/10.14218/JCTH.2017.00035