2024/12/31 by Rassas, A., BenHamouda H, Ghanmi S +2
#Ascitechyleuse #Chylousascites #congenital #congénitale #octreotide #octréotide
paper · doi:10.71566/pist-rmp-194820
Congenital chylous ascites (CCA) is a rare disease. It’s usually related to inadequate lymph drainage secondary to the abnormal development of the intra-abdominal lymphatic duct. medical treatment based on total parenteral nutrition, medium chain triglyceride (MCT) based diet and octreotide. Surgery is recommended in failed medical treatment. we report a case of CCA which improved with MCT-based diet and octreotide.