Refractory Congenital Chylous Ascites.
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2010-11
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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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Chylous ascites, Newborn, Radionuclide imaging, Surgical procedures, Fibrin glue
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Melo-Filho Antonio Aldo, Souza Ivana Jesus Nogueira, Leite Christiane Araujo Chaves, Leite Roberio Dias, Colares Joao Henrique Freitas, Correia Julio Marcus Sousa. Refractory Congenital Chylous Ascites. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2010 Nov ; 77 (11): 1335-1337.