Acute chylous ascites mimicking acute appendicitis in a patient with pancreatitis.
We report a case of acute chylous peritonitis mimicking acute appendicitis in a man with acute on chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatitis, both acute and chronic, causing the development of acute chylous ascites and peritonitis has rarely been reported in the English literature. This is the fourth published case of acute chylous ascites mimicking acute appendicitis in the literature.
Smith
Emily K
EK
Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, c/o St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia. emily.smith@svhm.org.au
Ek
Edmund
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Croagh
Daniel
D
Spain
Lavinia A
LA
Farrell
Stephen
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D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome