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A gelatinous veil inside the abdomen of a pancreatic cancer patient. What lies beneath it?

Michail G VailasNikolaos BenetatosIoannis MaroulisCharalampos KaplanisNikolaos DrakosFrancesk MulitaMaria SotiropoulouStylianos Germanos
Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)
Chylous ascites following pancreatic surgery results from surgical damage to the cisterna chyli or tributaries, with an incidence in pancreatic surgery of 1.8%-11%. Usually, conservative treatment is effective.
Keyphrases
  • minimally invasive
  • coronary artery bypass
  • surgical site infection
  • oxidative stress
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • acute coronary syndrome
  • combination therapy