title: Nonspecific infectious bilateral chylothorax and cyhloabdomen with symptoms of acute abdomen.
abstract: Co-existence of chylothorax and chyloabdomen is a rare clinical entity. Apart from surgery and extra-surgical trauma, malignancies, liver cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome, thrombosis in the superior vena cava and acute pancreatitis play roles in the etiology. The case presented in this article was a 35-year-old woman, and the chronic infectious pathology in the cytology, plus the other supportive nonspecific infection parameters prompted us in establishing this diagnosis. Obstruction in the abdominal lymphatics leads to chylous ascites and chylothorax develops in due course. Similar to our case, the clinical entities of chylothorax and chyloabdomen of nonspecific infectious origin may co-exist in the same patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sayir
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Cobanoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital of Medical Training and Education, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abidin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sehitogullari
keywords: Chyloabdomen; Chylothorax; Management