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- Title
Midgut volvulus presenting with acute chylous peritonitis.
- Authors
Pai, Ajit; Park, John J.; Marecik, Slawomir J.; Prasad, Leela M.
- Abstract
Key Clinical message Midgut volvulus can rarely present with acute chylous peritonitis. Common etiologies for chylous ascites need to be excluded before this diagnosis is made. Correction of the volvulus and peritoneal lavage suffice as treatment.
- Subjects
PERITONITIS; VOLVULUS; ETIOLOGY of diseases; IRRIGATION (Medicine); LAPAROSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Clinical Case Reports, 2014, Vol 2, Issue 4, p159
- ISSN
2050-0904
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ccr3.88