Prevention of chylous complications is a critically important element of retroperitoneal surgery. This is particularly true of urologic procedures involving periaortic dissection above the renal hilum ...

A case of a neonate with congenital chylous ascites is described. In addition to chylous ascites, an ultrasonographic scan showed a sludge ball within the gallbladder, which eventually progressed to ...

CHYLOUS ascites during infancy is a well recognized clinical entity. A total of 54 cases in children under the age of two and one-half years have been reported since the first description by Ruhräh 1 ...

Chylous ascites is the accumulation of chyle (lymphatic fluid) in the peritoneal cavity. It can be the result of congenital defects of the lymphatic system, inflammatory processes, malignancy, and ...