Postoperative chylous ascites after radical gastrectomy. A case report

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 389-391

  Halkic, N ^a,b   Abdelmoumene, A ^a   Suardet, L ^a   Mosimann, F ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b University of Lausanne Medical Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chyloperitoneum; Gastrectomy, adverse effects; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOUS ASCITES; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE COURSE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTRODUODENOSTOMY; HUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PYLOROPLASTY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRUNCUS VAGOTOMY;

CHYLOUS ASCITES; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0142215647     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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