Melo-Filho, Antonio AldoSouza, Ivana Jesus NogueiraLeite, Christiane Araujo ChavesLeite, Roberio DiasColares, Joao Henrique FreitasCorreia, Julio Marcus Sousa2015-03-252015-03-252010-11Melo-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.http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/157186Refractory 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.enChylous ascitesNewbornRadionuclide imagingSurgical proceduresFibrin glueArticle