title: Development of chylous ascites in an infant with ventricular septal defect: a case report.
abstract: This case report describes chylous ascites associated with a CHD in a 4-month-old infant. Although atraumatic chylous ascites are a rare clinical finding, the recognition and treatment of chylous ascites influence the timing of cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery,Wake Forest Baptist Health,Winston-Salem,North Carolina,United States of America.
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ootaki
authors.affiliation: 2Division of Pediatric Cardiology,Wake Forest Baptist Health,Winston-Salem,North Carolina,United States of America.
authors.forename: George R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Verghese
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery,Wake Forest Baptist Health,Winston-Salem,North Carolina,United States of America.
authors.forename: Ross M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ungerleider
mesh_terms: D002916:Chylothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
keywords: CHD; child; paediatric