Chylous Ascites and Pleural Effusion Treated With Intravenous Octreotide

Chylous ascites (CA) is uncommon in cirrhosis. It often presents as diuretic-resistant ascites and is associated with increased mortality. Diagnosis is done by the detection of triglyceride-rich ascitic fluid. There are no published guidelines on the management of CA. We describe the case of a middl...

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Autores principales: Ghimire, Subash, Shah, Harshil, Paudel, Sanjay, Yang, Tsu Jung, Khan, Hafiz M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32699669
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8669
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Sumario:Chylous ascites (CA) is uncommon in cirrhosis. It often presents as diuretic-resistant ascites and is associated with increased mortality. Diagnosis is done by the detection of triglyceride-rich ascitic fluid. There are no published guidelines on the management of CA. We describe the case of a middle-aged female who presented with CA secondary to cirrhosis, and the challenges associated with her treatment and her management with the use of intravenous octreotide.

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