Chylous ascites is a clinical entity characterized by accumulation of milky fluid containing high amounts of triglycerides in the peritoneal cavity. The cause is usually lymphatic obstruction secondary to neoplastic processes. Constrictive pericarditis rarely causes cylous ascites through elevated venous pressure and lymphatic stasis. To the best of our knowledge, there is no report of constric...

Isolated pleural effusion, so called primary pleural effusion denotes a pleural effusion without documented etiology such as a cardiac, inflammatory, iatrogenic problem or fetal hydrops. Chromosomal anomaly such as Down syndrome may be associated with isolated pleural effusion. The content of the isolated pleural effusion is mostly chylous, and isolated non-chylous pleural effusion in neonate i...

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 con...

Cervical chylous fistula is an uncommon but serious complication of operative procedures in the neck. This complication is better avoided than treated, thus, the head and neck surgeon should be familiar with the detailed anatomy of the thoracic duct. The purpose of this study was to treat chylous fistulae following neck surgery after failure of conservative measures by free fat grafts and local...

INTRODUCTION Chylous ascites may result from diverse pathologies. Ascites results either due to blockage of the lymphatics or leak secondary to inadvertent trauma during surgery. CASE PRESENTATION We report the first case of chylous ascites following radical nephrectomy for a renal cell carcinoma involving the right half of a crossed fused renal ectopia. The patient was managed conservatively...

Acute chylous ascites is a rarely seen clinical picture, therefore, examination findings are often confused with acute appendicitis. To the best of our knowledge, there is no publication to date showing the occurrence of them together. This study presents the treatment plan for a 25-year-old male patient with both acute chylous ascites and appendicitis. Surgical findings were retrocaecal append...

Chylous leakage is a rare complication after major abdominal operations and is characterized by the collection of chylous fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Postoperative chylous leakage mainly develops as a result of surgical trauma to lymphatic channels such as lacteals, tributaries or the main lymphatic duct itself and cysterna chyli. It could be either a localized chylous leakage or diffused c...

BACKGROUND Chylous cardiac tamponade is a rare condition with little known cause. CASE PRESENTATION A case of an otherwise healthy woman who admitted with dyspnea and palpitations is presented. She had a history of a painful flexion-hyperextension of the spine. Diagnostic evaluation proved a chylous pericardial effusion with a disruption of the anterior longitudinal spinal ligament. Video-ass...

Mesenteric chylous cysts are rare pathologic entities that often present with unspecific symptoms. The preoperative diagnosis requires all the common abdominal imaging techniques, but usually the correct diagnosis may be made only at the operation stage or during the histological examination. The treatment of choice is the complete surgical excision that may be safely performed by laparoscopy. ...

Chylous ascites and chylothorax are rare clinical entities and usually caused by neoplasms, particularly lymphomas, liver cirrhosis, superior vena cava thrombosis, nephrotic syndrome, and some cardiac events such as dilated cardiomyopathy or right heart failure. Constrictive pericarditis is an extremely rare cause of this clinical state. We report a 41-year-old male patient undergoing haemodial...