Chylous ascites caused by an occult pancreatic malignancy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 573-574

  Tang, H ^b   Jayathissa, S ^b   Sime, S ^a  

^a Masterton Hospital   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHYLOUS ASCITES; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER METASTASIS; OCCULT CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PLEURA EFFUSION;

EID: 0009885267     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1999.tb00768.x     Document Type: Article

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