1998
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90337-2
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Chylous ascites: A manifestation of blunt abdominal trauma in an infant

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“…Any abdominal trauma that disrupts the lymphatic vessels can cause chylous ascites . In children, battered child syndrome should be excluded in the presence of chylous ascites, as it accounts for 10% of cases in the paediatric population . Chylous ascites can occur early (around 1 week) after abdominal surgery due to disruption of the lymphatic vessels or late (weeks to months) due to adhesions or extrinsic compression of lymphatic vessels.…”
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“…Any abdominal trauma that disrupts the lymphatic vessels can cause chylous ascites . In children, battered child syndrome should be excluded in the presence of chylous ascites, as it accounts for 10% of cases in the paediatric population . Chylous ascites can occur early (around 1 week) after abdominal surgery due to disruption of the lymphatic vessels or late (weeks to months) due to adhesions or extrinsic compression of lymphatic vessels.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O quiloperitôneo pós-traumático é uma lesão rara, com aproximadamente 16 casos descritos após trauma contuso, mais da metade em crianças 23,24 . Existem cinco casos descritos de lesão isolada do ducto biliar.…”
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“…Na criança não é necessária uma força traumática muito intensa para levar à ruptura dos linfáticos, principalmente se o trauma ocorrer no período pós-prandial, quando os canais de linfa estão engurgitados. A ascite quilosa desenvolve-se mais comumente no mesentério do intestino delgado 2,5 .…”
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