title: [Pancreatico-peritoneal fistula in the newborn infant revealed by a hemorrhagic ascites].
abstract: Chronic haemorrhagic ascites in an infant is reported. After much hesitation without a definite diagnosis the first laparotomy was carried out and the estimation of amylase, lipase and proteolytic enzyme activities in the ascitic fluid suggested a pancreatic origin for the ascites. This was conformed at a second laparotomy when the condition was correted. This emphasises the importance of the estimation of pancreatic enzymes in unexplained ascites in children.
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000032:analysis; D004798:Enzymes / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes
vernacular_title: Fistule pancréatico-péritonéale du nourrisson revelee par une ascite hemorragique.