Refractory Congenital Chylous Ascites.
Indian J Pediatr
;
2010 Nov ; 77 (11): 1335-1337
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in English
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| ID: sea-157186
ABSTRACT
Refractory congenital chylous ascites (CCA) is an uncommon clinical condition. Few cases have been described and no gold standard treatment has been defined so far. This report describes a case of refractory CCA in a newborn child which was treated by surgery. Preoperative lower-limb lymphoscintigraphy associated with intraoperative patent blue testing and fibrin glue application were useful in order to provide a successful outcome.
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Indian J Pediatr
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2010
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