Postoperative chylous ascites: increased scrotal volume as "alarm bell"
Chylous ascites has been reported only rarely as a possible consequence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) surgical treatment. The present report regards a case of chylous ascites that developed after surgical treatment of CDH and was interestingly anticipated by increased scrotal volum...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2010-12-01
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Chylous ascites has been reported only rarely as a possible consequence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) surgical treatment. The present report regards a case of chylous ascites that developed after surgical treatment of CDH and was interestingly anticipated by increased scrotal volume. The aim was to alert neonatologists and pediatric surgeons about the potential usefulness of this clinical sign as a precocious "alarm bell" for chylous ascites development.
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7603b8bf1b2445484d247c25bccb4b82025-08-20T02:55:41ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212010-12-01526Postoperative chylous ascites: increased scrotal volume as "alarm bell"Maria Pia De Carolis0Iliana BersaniPaola SindicoFrancesca Paola FuscoSimonetta CostaSerafina LacerenzaCostantino RomagnoliDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. Chylous ascites has been reported only rarely as a possible consequence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) surgical treatment. The present report regards a case of chylous ascites that developed after surgical treatment of CDH and was interestingly anticipated by increased scrotal volume. The aim was to alert neonatologists and pediatric surgeons about the potential usefulness of this clinical sign as a precocious "alarm bell" for chylous ascites development. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/5055 |
| spellingShingle | Maria Pia De Carolis Iliana Bersani Paola Sindico Francesca Paola Fusco Simonetta Costa Serafina Lacerenza Costantino Romagnoli Postoperative chylous ascites: increased scrotal volume as "alarm bell" The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Postoperative chylous ascites: increased scrotal volume as "alarm bell" |
| title_full | Postoperative chylous ascites: increased scrotal volume as "alarm bell" |
| title_fullStr | Postoperative chylous ascites: increased scrotal volume as "alarm bell" |
| title_full_unstemmed | Postoperative chylous ascites: increased scrotal volume as "alarm bell" |
| title_short | Postoperative chylous ascites: increased scrotal volume as "alarm bell" |
| title_sort | postoperative chylous ascites increased scrotal volume as alarm bell |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/5055 |
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