Congenital chylous ascites.
Congenital chylous ascites is a rare entity, conditioned by numerous factors and with changing dynamics of the disease. Because of the lack of therapeutic and diagnostic standards, this disease constitutes to be a medical challenge. This article presents current knowledge on pathogenesis, diagnostics and management of this disease, as well as a case of a newborn with primary congenital chylous ascites in the abdominal cavity.
Clinic of Neonatology and Neonate Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Justyna
J
Romańska-Kita
Maria Katarzyna
MK
Borszewska-Kornacka
Anna
A
Dobrzańska
Iwona
I
Rudzińska
Justyna
J
Czech-Kowalska
Tomasz
T
Wawrzoniak