Spontaneous chylous peritonitis mimicking acute appendicitis: A case report and review of literature

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 154-156

  Fang, Fu Chi ^a   Hsu, Sheng Der ^a   Chen, Chuang Wei ^a   Chen, Teng Wei ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute abdominal pain; Appendicitis; Chyle

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; SODIUM; UREA;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOUS ASCITES; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIGATION; LOW FAT DIET; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYMPTOM; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 31144445577     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.154     Document Type: Article

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