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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.
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Indian Pediatrjournal_title
Indian pediatricsauthors
Goel A,Gaur MK,Garg PKsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-10-15 00:00:00pages
909-910issue
10eissn
0019-6061issn
0974-7559journal_volume
55pub_type
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章,实务指引
doi:
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2020-05-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
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doi:
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
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doi:
更新日期:1994-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 信件
doi:
更新日期:2020-05-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2019-07-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1991-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2007-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1976-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 信件
doi:
更新日期:2019-02-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-11-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13312-014-0329-8
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13312-014-0505-x
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2021-01-15 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13312-013-0153-6
更新日期:2013-05-08 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13312-015-0741-8
更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章,实务指引
doi:
更新日期:2009-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
更新日期:1994-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00