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Acute Appendicitis Together with Chylous Ascites : Is It a Coincidence?
Joint Authors
Tas, Mahmut
Cucuk, Erdal
Yilmaz, Davut
Bakir, Sule
Akbulut, Sami
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-05-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acute chylous ascites is a rarely seen clinical picture, therefore, examination findings are often confused with acute appendicitis.
To the best of our knowledge, there is no publication to date showing the occurrence of them together.
This study presents the treatment plan for a 25-year-old male patient with both acute chylous ascites and appendicitis.
Surgical findings were retrocaecal appendicitis, evident lymphangiectasia in the proximal segment of jejunum, and approximately 3 lt of chylous fluid.
An appendectomy was performed and drainage was applied.
Low-fat total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and octreotide treatment were administered for 7 days postoperatively.
We also present a general review of some studies on chylous ascites, which have been published in the English language medical literature since 1910.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Akbulut, Sami& Yilmaz, Davut& Bakir, Sule& Cucuk, Erdal& Tas, Mahmut. 2010. Acute Appendicitis Together with Chylous Ascites : Is It a Coincidence?. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Akbulut, Sami…[et al.]. Acute Appendicitis Together with Chylous Ascites : Is It a Coincidence?. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Akbulut, Sami& Yilmaz, Davut& Bakir, Sule& Cucuk, Erdal& Tas, Mahmut. Acute Appendicitis Together with Chylous Ascites : Is It a Coincidence?. Case Reports in Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454492
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-454492