ALLMedicine™ Chylous Ascites Center

Mar 16th, 2023 - Mycobacterium genavense mesenteritis responsible for refractory chylous ascites despite multiple immunomodulatory therapies in a patient with AIDS.|2023|Laurent C,Hentzien M,Pavel S,Didier K,Bermejo M,|complications,

Mar 3rd, 2023 - Disorders of lymphatic function are associated with multiple presentations, the most common of which is lymphedema, a chronic swelling of the extremities, due to impaired lymphatic drainage. It can cause disability and a predisposition to infectio...

Feb 24th, 2023 - Although Children's Oncology Group renal tumor protocols mandate lymph node sampling (LNS) during extirpative surgery for pediatric renal tumors, LNS is often omitted or low yield. Concerns over morbidity associated with extended LNS have led to h...

Feb 12th, 2023 - Idiopathic chylopericardium is a rare disease characterized by filling of the pericardial cavity with chylous fluid and has no evident cause. Secondary chylopericardium usually results from injury or damage to the thoracic duct. The most common ca...

Feb 3rd, 2023 - New treatments for recalcitrant chylous ascites are needed to avoid sequelae associated with increased intra-abdominal pressures, chyle loss, and diminished quality of life. An autologous microsurgical technique was developed to treat recalcitrant...

Mar 3rd, 2023 - Disorders of lymphatic function are associated with multiple presentations, the most common of which is lymphedema, a chronic swelling of the extremities, due to impaired lymphatic drainage. It can cause disability and a predisposition to infectio...

Mar 22nd, 2019 - Endometrial cancer is an increasingly common gynecologic malignancy. The cumulative 5-year survival rate for node negative patients is 94%, 75% in those with metastatic pelvic lymph nodes only and 38% in patients with pelvic and paraaortic metasta...

Oct 9th, 2017 - Chylous fistula is one of the common complications after pancreatic operation, whose incidence is about 10%. The delayed diagnosis or wrong treatment in the perioperative period may lead to refractory chylous ascites, water-electrolyte imbalance, ...

Jan 25th, 2017 - Octreotide, a somatostatin analog, has demonstrated its efficacy in the medical management of postoperative gastro-intestinal and pancreatic fistulae. Two recent studies have shown its value in reducing lymphoceles following axillary node dissecti...

Jun 23rd, 2016 - General Introduction: Therapeutic paracentesis is the first line of treatment for patients with symptomatic malignant ascites. The practice of intravenous albumin infusion during abdominal paracentesis comes from evidence in patients with liver ci...

Feb 7th, 2008 - To the Editor, Case study: An 88-year-old, black man was referred to a gastroenterologist for evaluation of massive ascites causing severe abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, bloating, and weight gain (26 lb in 9 months). Past medical history ...

Primary Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Low-stage Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor Nerve-sparing RPLND is therapeutic in up to 85% of high-risk patients with clinical stage 1 NSGCT without the need for chemot...