Long standing biliary colic masking chylous ascites in laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass; a case report

Abstract Background Chylous ascites is considered to be an intra-abdominal collection of creamy colored fluid with triglyceride content of > 110 mg/dL. Chylous ascites is an uncommon but serious complication of numerous surgical interventions. However, it is a rare complication of LRYGB. An inter...

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Main Authors: Louai R. Zaidan, Elhaitham K. Ahmed, Bachar Halimeh, Yasser Radwan, Khalil Terro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-018-0374-7