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Chylous ascites as a marker for intestinal viability in a small bowel obstruction: a case report

Chylous ascites (CA) is the uncommon extravasation of triglyceride-rich fluid into the abdominal cavity as a result of the disruption of the abdominal lymphatic system. A patient who had previously undergone a subtotal colectomy presented with a closed-loop small bowel obstruction (SBO), underwent a...

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Autores principales: Morosin, Tia, De Robles, M Shella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8478472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34594490
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjab411