Refractory congenital chylous ascites: Role of fibrin glue in its management
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Refractory Chylous Ascites
A 34-year-old woman with primary chylous ascites due to lymphangiectasias was treated with sclerotherapy of dilated lymphatics and a lymphovenous shunt. She was referred to our institution after a thorough diagnostic and therapeutic approach in her community hospital. After four weeks of intensive diagnostic study, no secondary etiology for her chylous disorder was established. Conservative tre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0971-9261
DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_123_19