Hydralazine and Male Impotence

CHEST, 78: 2, AUGUST, 1980 edema, pseudocyst formation or development of fibrous penpancreatic adhesions may all lead to obstruction of the intestinal lymphatics as they converge into the root of the mesentery in the region of the uncinate process of the pancreas and cause chylous ascites.’ The association of chylous ascites and chylothorax has been documented.’ Intraperitoneal injection of congo red dye in a child with chylous ascites and chylothorax resulted in the dye staining the pleural fluid.’ Thus, in the case reported by Evans,’ transfer of the chylous fluid from the peritoneum into the pleural space is a possible explanation. C. P. Kesavan Kutty, M.D. Pulmonary Disease Section, Department of Medicine, Wood Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee