A first report of familial visceral myopathy with additional chylous ascites in two siblings

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-190

  Jatzko, G ^a   Lisborg, P ^b   Siebert, F ^b   Denk, H ^b   Klimpfinger, M ^b  

^a KRANKENHAUS DER BARMHERZIGEN BRÜDER   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chylous ascites; Chylous pleural effusion; Subileus; Visceral myopathy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOUS ASCITES; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOPATHY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING;

EID: 0031028748     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529709000191     Document Type: Article

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