Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy due to Idiopathic Chylous Ascites

• Main Authors: Claudia Epelde (Author), Fátima Saravia (Author), Mónica Aguinaga (Author), Ane Toledo (Author), Arantza Lekuona (Author), Mikel Gorostidi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chylous ascites results from the leakage of lymph rich in lipids into the peritoneal cavity and represents an exceedingly rare event in the course of pregnancy. While there are numerous documented instances of this pathology manifesting with hypogastric or diffuse abdominal pain, our report highligh...