A case of chylous ascites.

A Rare Case of Chylous Ascites.

We report a patient with end-stage renal disease status after two renal transplantations. Milky-like ascites was noted since the immunosuppressant agent was switched to sirolimus (1 mg/day). Chylous ascites was diagnosed owing to the triglyceride of dialysate to serum being 15.98:15.99. Series studies were all negative. It is highly suspected that the cause of chylous ascites is sirolimus relat...

Post radiation chylous ascites: a case report

We report a 64 years old gentleman with unresectable right-sided retroperitoneal liposarcoma, who underwent radiotherapy & subsequently developed chylous ascites. He failed conservative management of chylous ascites and this was successfully managed with a peritoneovenous shunt. The pathophysiology and management of post radiational chylous ascites is discussed.

Chylous ascites and chylothorax: a case study

A 40-year-old male patient was admitted with the symptoms of progressive dyspnea, orthopnea, and abdominal distension of 2 months duration. On examination, vitals were as follows: BP 100/80 mmHg, pulse rate 120/min, and respiratory rate 36/min. He had small bilaterally supraclavicular nodes, a large right axillary lymph node, and the jugular venous pressure was elevated. On auscultation, breath...

Chylous ascites

A 43-year-old man presented with a 2-week history of foamy urine, progressive oedema of his lower limbs, ascites and a 28-lb weight gain. He denied any trauma or surgery in the past. On physical examination, profound pitting oedema (4+) in the extremities and tautness of the abdominal wall with flattening of the umbilicus and positive shifting dullness was noted. Sono-guided paracentesis for sy...

Chylous Ascites, with an Illustrative Case