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Congenital chylous ascites
Congenital chylous ascites is a rare entity, conditioned by numerous factors and with changing dynamics of the disease. Because of the lack of therapeutic and diagnostic standards, this disease constitutes to be a medical challenge. This article presents current knowledge on pathogenesis, diagnostics and management of this disease, as well as a case of a newborn with primary congenital chylous ...
متن کاملSuccessful surgical treatment of congenital chylous ascites.
Reprint requests: Dr. Bhasker Bappal, Department of Pediatrics, Royal Hospital, P.O. Box 1331, Seeb-111, Sultanate of Oman. Manuscript Received: April 29,1997; Initial review completed: June 3,1997; Revision Accepted: August 29,1997 Hemoglobin and total blood count was normal. Serum electrolytes, urea and creatinine were normal. Total protien was 59 g/L, albumin was 35 g/L, globulin was 24 g/L,...
متن کاملChylous 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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We report the first observation of a patient with contgenital chylous ascites (CCA) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VI due to primary lymphatic defect with additional vascular anomaly. CCA is a rare condition, and there is limited understanding of its pathophysiology and treatment options. We also review the patient's treatment course mitigated with octreotide and total parenteral nutritional s...
متن کاملCongenital chylous ascites and lymphedema in Down's syndrome: correspondence.
To the Editor: I read with interest the article on “Congenital chylous ascites and lymphedema in Down’s syndrome” published in Nov. 2012 issue [1]. However I would like to make some comments on the management of the given case. Association of Down syndrome with primary chylous ascites has been well documented in literature with previous published case reports [2, 3]. Though authors mention inve...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Family Medicine Journal/Middle East Journal of Family Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1839-0188
DOI: 10.5742/mejfm.2013.111207