Gross chylous ascites in cirrhosis with massive portal vein thrombosis: Diagnostic value of lymphoscintigraphy. A case report and review of the literature

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-85

  Archimandritis, Athanasios J ^a   Zonios, Dimitrios I ^a   Karadima, Dimitra ^a   Vlachoyiannopoulos, Panagiotis G ^a   Kiriaki, Despina ^b   Hatzis, Grigorios S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chyloperitoneum; Chylous ascites; Cirrhosis; Lymphoscintigraphy; Portal vein thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; FUROSEMIDE; ISONIAZID; NANOCRIS; RHENIUM TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RIFAMPICIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIURESIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHYLOUS ASCITES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037249507     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200301000-00014     Document Type: Article

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