TY - JOUR
T1 - Chylous ascites after a Warren shunt
AU - Maywood, Brian T.
AU - Goldstein, Leonard
AU - Busuttil, Ronald W.
PY - 1978/5
Y1 - 1978/5
N2 - A patient with intractable chylous ascites after a successful Warren shunt procedure is presented. The general incidence, etiology, pathophysiology, and treatment modalities of chylous ascites are discussed. Chylous ascites is a serious postoperative complication of the Warren shunt and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient with ascites subsequent to this procedure.
AB - A patient with intractable chylous ascites after a successful Warren shunt procedure is presented. The general incidence, etiology, pathophysiology, and treatment modalities of chylous ascites are discussed. Chylous ascites is a serious postoperative complication of the Warren shunt and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient with ascites subsequent to this procedure.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9610(78)90139-3
DO - 10.1016/0002-9610(78)90139-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 306203
AN - SCOPUS:0017845430
SN - 0002-9610
VL - 135
SP - 700
EP - 702
JO - The American Journal of Surgery
JF - The American Journal of Surgery
IS - 5
ER -