Chylous ascites following repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection coexisting with a persistent left superior vena cava in a neonate: a case report.

Wen Zeng, Yue Hu, Jun Feng, Xiaoli Luo

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Article in Translational pediatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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An Uncommon Cause of Chylous Ascites in an Infant.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2022
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Wen ZengDepartment of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.

Yue HuSurgical Intensive Care Unit, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.

Jun FengSurgical Intensive Care Unit, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.

Xiaoli LuoDepartment of Pediatric Critical Medicine, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.

Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital · CNUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China · CN

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Abstract

Chylous ascites refers to the accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the peritoneal cavity. The causes of chylous ascites are various, and commonly include traumatic injury and obstruction, which disrupt the lymphatic system. In addition, cardiothoracic surgery may injure the thoracic duct and lead to chylothorax. However, there are very few reported cases of isolated chylous ascites developing following cardiothoracic surgery. In this paper, we report a case of postoperative chylous ascites in a full-term neonate. The infant underwent cardiothoracic surgery via thoracotomy to repair total anomalous pulmonary venous connection coexisting with a persistent left superior vena cava on day of life 17, and there was a significant increase in abdominal girth on postoperative day 12 (day of life 29). Abdominal ultrasound revealed an 8 mm thick ascites without pleural effusion. Abdominal paracentesis was performed and the milky-white peritoneal fluid was positive for Sudan III staining and the chylous test. The triglyceride concentration of the ascitic fluid was 691 mg/dL and the concentration of protein was 39.4 g/L. Additionally, the ascitic fluid also contained 6 360×10

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case reportChylous ascitesheart defectsneonatesurgery

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DOI10.21037/tp-20-258

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