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Laparoscopic Choledochal Cyst Excision and Roux-en-Y Choledochojejunostomy in Adults
Published on: February 28, 2025
[Chylothorax of cirrhotic origin: a case report]
F Vandenbos1, C Rakotoarisoa, G Zeanandin
1Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Intercommunal de Fréjus/Saint Raphaël, 240, avenue de Saint-Lambert, BP 110, 83608 Fréjus Cedex. frederic.vandenbos@wanadoo.fr
Abstract:
Chylothorax and chylous ascites are an accumulation of fluid containing a large proportion of triglycerides. The presence of these two effusions simultaneously is rare. A case of a patient with a known history of cirrhosis, hospitalized for an ascetic decompensation with left pleural effusion is herein presented. The woman was diagnosed as presenting both chylous ascites and chylothorax. Both fluids are transudate type fluids. After evacuation of the fluids and implementation of an adapted treatment neither effusion reappeared. The patient has been followed for the past year and has not shown any signs of relapse. Chylothorax, in cirrhotic patients is due to trans-diaphragmatic passage of fluid originating from the chylous ascites. Both extravasations have the same biological characteristics.
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