Chylous ascites: Diagnosis, causes and treatment

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 260-263

  Laterre, P F ^a   Dugernier, Th ^a   Reynaert, M S ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chylous ascites; Lymph; Somatostatin; Surgery; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE;

CHYLOUS ASCITES; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LYMPH FLOW; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; STARVATION;

CHYLOUS ASCITES; HUMANS;

EID: 0033755445     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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