Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6217983 Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2011 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Congenital chylous ascites is a rare entity, and surgical treatment is confined to selected intractable cases. We report 2 cases of refractory congenital chylous ascites successfully treated with preoperative administration of lipophilic dye (Sudan III) followed by abdominal systematic surgical exploration, cauterization, and fibrin glue application.

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