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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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| 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 |