Milky Mesentery: Acute Abdomen with Chylous Ascites.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Clinical presentations of intestinal lymphangiectasia include pitting edema, chylous ascites, pleural effusion, diarrhea, malabsorption and intestinal obstruction. CASE CHARACTERISTICS:An 8-year-old male child presented to the emergency department with clinical features of peritonitis, raising suspicion of appendicular or small bowel perforation. INTERVENTION/OUTCOME:Diagnosis of chylous ascites with primary intestinal lymphangiectasia made on laparotomy. MESSAGE:Acute peritonitis may be a presentation of primary intestinal lymphangiectasia and chylous ascites.

journal_name

Indian Pediatr

journal_title

Indian pediatrics

authors

Goel A,Gaur MK,Garg PK

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-10-15 00:00:00

pages

909-910

issue

10

eissn

0019-6061

issn

0974-7559

journal_volume

55

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