Chylous ascites: Case report of a rare presentation of blunt abdominal trauma

INTRODUCTION: Chylous ascites is the accumulation of a milk-like peritoneal fluid rich in triglycerides, due to the presence of intestinal lymph in the abdominal cavity. The most common causes of chylous acites in adults are abdominal malignancy and cirrhosis. Very few cases of chylous ascites assoc...

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Autores principales: Fernandes, Vânia, Queirós, Jacinta, Soares, Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7724093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33395899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.11.134

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7724093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33395899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.11.134

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