Management of chylous ascites with surgery and frusemide in a new born

• Main Authors: Samuel Wabada (Author), Halima Abubakar Ibrahim (Author), Bisuma Joel Dada (Author), Aisha Umaryyrah Zanna (Author), Abdulmajeed Muhammed (Author), Bello Mustapha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chylous ascites is the accumulation of milky fat-rich chyle in the peritoneal cavity. It is a rare condition in children. Congenital malformations of the lymphatic vascular channel are the predominant cause in children. Diagnosis is often confirmed by paracentesis of the chylous ascitic fluid. Treat...