Chylous ascites: An unsual complication of peritoneal dialysis. A case report and literature review

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 229-231

  Cheung, Chee Kay ^a   Khwaja, Arif ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chylous ascites

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW;

ADULT; CHYLOUS ASCITES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 48949117519     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080802800306     Document Type: Article

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