ALLMedicine™ Chylous Ascites Center

Jun 24th, 2022 - 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...

Jun 7th, 2022 - Angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) is an important regulator of plasma triglyceride levels and an attractive pharmacological target for lowering plasma lipids and reducing cardiovascular risk. Here we aimed to study the efficacy and safety of silencing...

May 12th, 2022 - Case 14-2022: A 57-Year-Old Man with Chylous Ascites.|2022|Dougan M,Anderson MA,Abramson JS,Fitzpatrick MJ,|etiology,

May 7th, 2022 - Carbon nanoparticle suspension (CNS) was applied to locate the lymphatic leakage in chylous ascites (CA). However, the flow speed and distance of the CNS were particularly decreased in the following two cases (patient 5 and 6). This study aimed to...

Mar 10th, 2022 - Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Presenting with Chylous Ascites: Multidisciplinary Workup to Differentiate from Malignant Ascites.|2022|Ilagan-Ying YC,Park EY,Lam R,Gupta S,|diagnosis,complications,diagnosis,complications,diagnosis,

Jun 24th, 2022 - 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...