Successful treatment of cirrhotic chylous ascites using orlistat and dietary modifications: a case study and literature review

Y Nofal, S Mahmoud, S Al-Rawi… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patient: Male, 59-year-old Final Diagnosis: Chylous ascites Symptoms: Ascites• hepatorenal
syndrome Clinical Procedure:—Specialty: General and Internal Medicine• Pharmacology …

[HTML][HTML] Chylous ascites and pleural effusion treated with intravenous octreotide

S Ghimire, H Shah, S Paudel, TJ Yang, HM Khan - Cureus, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chylous ascites (CA) is uncommon in cirrhosis. It often presents as diuretic-resistant ascites
and is associated with increased mortality. Diagnosis is done by the detection of triglyceride …

[HTML][HTML] Successful Treatment of Refractory Chylous Ascites With Octreotide in a Patient With Decompensated Cirrhosis

JV DiBattista, MA Odenwald, H Te - ACG Case Reports Journal, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Chylous ascites is a rare manifestation of decompensated cirrhosis that is associated with
increased short-term mortality. Exclusion of other etiologies must be performed to allow for …

Chyloperitoneum After Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: A Report of a Rare Case

S Georgia, E Jacob - Cureus, 2023 - search.proquest.com
The term chyloperitoneum refers to the accumulation of triglyceride-rich fluid in the
peritoneal cavity. It is an uncommon clinical condition that usually occurs due to disruption of …

[HTML][HTML] Chyloperitoneum After Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: A Report of a Rare Case

G Syrnioti, G Al Awwa, J Eisdorfer - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The term chyloperitoneum refers to the accumulation of triglyceride-rich fluid in the
peritoneal cavity. It is an uncommon clinical condition that usually occurs due to disruption of …

[HTML][HTML] Refractory Chylous ascites with chylothorax and an umbilical hernia in a patient ineligible for a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

A Fatah, T Audiyanto - The American Journal of Case Reports, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Rare disease Background: Chylous ascites is a rare condition, which is defined
by accumulation of a milky fluid due to high triglyceride levels. It is most commonly …

A case report of chylous ascites after cardiac surgery

S Yuan, P Xie, X Liu, P Li - Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background Chylous ascites (CA), an emulsion rich in triglycerides, is a rare type of ascites,
especially after cardiac surgery. Also, there are few reports of the occurrence of CA after …

Thoracic duct lymphangioma and chylous ascites in a 24-year-old female

LMG Bello, VM Santos, MMM Suzuki… - Autopsy and Case …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Lymphangiomas are rare and correspond to 0.7% to 4.0% of mediastinal tumors, and
isolated mediastinal location occurs in 1% of cases. They are benign tumors that originate …

Chylous Ascites and Pleural Effusion Treated With Intravenous Octreotide

G Subash, S Harshil, P Sanjay, YT Jung, HM Khan - Cureus, 2020 - search.proquest.com
Chylous ascites (CA) is uncommon in cirrhosis. It often presents as diuretic-resistant ascites
and is associated with increased mortality. Diagnosis is done by the detection of triglyceride …