Mesenteric fibromatosis is a rare benign nonmetastatic neoplasm that appears as a sporadic lesion or occurs in patients with familial polyposis, while chylous ascites associated with aggressive mesenteric fibromatosis during pregnancy has never been reported thus far. Here we present the case of a 28-year old pregnant woman, in whom an aggressive mesenteric fibromatosis with chylous ascites was...

Classical angiomyolipomas are benign tumours composed of various tissues, including components of fat, abnormal blood vessels and smooth muscle cells. They are often found in association with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). The present study reports a male patient affected by TSC with intermittent, massive chylous pleural effusions, who developed recurrent mediastinal angiomyolipomas. The tum...

Living-donor kidney transplantation is one of the treatment options end-stage renal failure. In many transplant centers, laparoscopic live-donor recognised as standard pro- cedure. Chylous ascites (CA) a very rare complication after donor nephrectomy (LDN). We aimed to present management first case report in Turkey. 62-year-old male patient underwent transperitoneal left nephrectomy. One month ...

Twenty-five cases of the above form of "septic" arthritis admitted to two orthopaedic departments in Pondicherry during 1965-7 were studied. Complete physical and radiological examinations were carried out. In addition to routine blood and urine examinations, blood lipid, serum protein, and blood culture were carried out. The " pus " aspirated from the joint was examined biochemically and bacte...

AIMS Chylous ascites can be a problem after oncological abdominal surgery. The aim of this study was to report the incidence and the management of the problem. METHODS A retrospective study over a 2-year period of all oncological patients undergoing abdominal surgical procedures was carried out. Patients with resections in the upper abdomen and retroperitoneum were studied in more detail. R...