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Chylous ascites in cirrhosis: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
CHENG WENDY S. C.,
GOUGH IAN R.,
WARD MICHAEL,
CROESE JOHN,
POWELL LAWRIE W.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1989.tb00811.x
Subject(s) - chylous ascites , medicine , peritoneovenous shunt , ascites , cirrhosis , ascitic fluid , chyle , chylomicron , portal hypertension , shunt (medical) , gastroenterology , surgery , complication , lipoprotein , very low density lipoprotein , cholesterol
Abstrat Chylous ascites is an uncommon clinical entity which results from the accumulation of fat, predominantly chylomicrons, in the ascitic fluid. Conventional treatment methods are unsatisfactory. A patient is reported with chylous ascites associated with cirrhosis and portal hypertension in whom the ascites, the renal insufficiency and the fluid and electrolyte disturbances were corrected by the insertion of a Denver peritoneovenous shunt.