Intestinal malrotation causing chylous ascites in an adolescent: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Intestinal malrotation is a rare etiology of chylous ascites in adolescents. Chylous ascites is caused by lymphatic system disarrangement, which can result in an anomalous build-up of a lymphatic fluid rich in lipid, namely chyle in the peritoneal cavity. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We prese...

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Autores principales: Alshahrani, Saad Mohammed, Saeed, Mughis Ahmed, Alghamdi, Abdullah Saleh, Alameri, Mohammed Saad
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/PMC7732965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33395919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.12.004

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