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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...
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In I958, during breeding experiments in the Department of Genetics at Cambridge, a small -proportion of newbom offspring of backcross matings of the gene ragged (Ra, Slee, I957) developed a swollen belly. The affected animals appeared normal at birth but about 24 hours after they had begun to suckle their abdomens became swollen with an accumulation of milk-like fluid in the peritoneal cavity. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1913
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591571300600711