Acute abdomen from chylous peritonitis: A surgical diagnosis - Case report and literature review

European Surgical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-57

  Vettoretto, N ^a,b   Odeh, M ^a   Romessis, M ^a   Pettinato, G ^a   Taglietti, L ^a   Giovanetti, M ^a  

^a Mellino Mellini Hospital Trust   (Italy)

^b Chirurgia Generale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chylous peritonitis; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE ABDOMEN; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CHYLE; CHYLOUS ASCITES; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; PERITONEAL BIOPSY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; AGED; CHYLOUS ASCITES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 46749106371     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000129599     Document Type: Article

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