Quilotórax e Ascite Quilosa: a mesma etiologia para duas entidades diferentes
Chylous pleural effusions result from disruption/obstruction of the thoracic duct1. Chylous ascites is due to an interruption in the lymphatic system2. Simultaneous accumulation of chyle in multiple cavities, in non-traumatic etiologies, is rare3. A 90-year-old man was admitted in the emergency dep...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Galega de Medicina Interna
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Galicia Clínica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.galiciaclinica.info/publicacion.asp?f=1565 |