Acute transient chylous ascites associated with acute biliary pancreatitis.
We report a case of acute chylous ascites secondary to acute biliary pancreatitis, the first such case reported in the literature. Surprisingly, chylous ascites was detected during elective cholecystectomy. The pathogenesis and management of this problem is discussed.
Ben-Ami
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Department of Internal Medicine C, Rambam Medical Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel. mdhaim@tx.technion.ac.il
Nagachandran
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Assalia
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Edoute
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Y
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002913:Chyle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage