Chylous effusions secondary to pancreatitis: case report and review of the literature.
We report a case of acute chylothorax and chyloperitoneum associated with alcoholic pancreatitis, the first such case reported in the English literature. The pathogenesis and nonoperative management of this problem are discussed.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis