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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1980;23(1):63-67. Published online January 15, 1980.

A Case of Chylous Ascites in an Infant Boy.

Kyu Chan Kim, Hae Il Cheong, Yong Choi, Hyung Ro Moon

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.

Abstract

The authors report a case of chylous ascites in a two month old boy with massive ascites. He was managed with repeated therapeutic paracentesis and skimmed milk feeding. A marked improvement was resulted in clinical symptoms and laboratory findings at the time of discharge to be followed-up at the outpatient service. A brief review of literatures is included

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