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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2009; 15(38): 4849-4852
Published online Oct 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4849
Published online Oct 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4849
Congenital (most common in the paediatric population) |
Congenital idiopathic |
Intestinal lymphangiectasia (mega lymphatics) |
Primary lymphatic hypoplasia |
Chyle cysts |
Lymphangiomatosis |
Acquired |
Neoplastic (most common in adult population) |
Malignant |
Lymphoma |
Kaposi’s sarcoma |
Lymphangiomyomatosis |
Carcinoid tumours |
Other cancers (breast, pancreatic, colon, renal, testicular, ovarian, prostate) |
Benign |
Postoperative |
Resection of the abdominal aorta |
Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy |
Pancreaticoduodenectomy |
Vagotomy |
Radical nephrectomy |
Warren shunt |
Nissen fundoplication |
Placement of peritoneal dialysis catheter |
IVC resection |
Inflammatory |
Radiation therapy |
Tuberculosis |
Pancreatitis |
Filariasis/ascariasis |
Peritoneal dialysis |
Sarcoidosis |
Constrictive pericarditis |
Retroperitoneal fibrosis |
Coeliac spurae |
Whipple’s disease |
Retractile mesenteritis |
Traumatic |
Blunt (including Battered Child Syndrome) |
Shear force to the root of the mesentery |
Penetrating |
Obstructive |
Adhesions |
Volvulus |
Intussusception |
Aortic aneurysm |
Haemodynamic |
Cirrhosis |
Right heart failure |
Dilated cardiomyopathy |
Jugular, innominate, left subclavian, or portal vein thrombosis |
Nephrotic syndrome |
- Citation: Smith EK, Ek E, Croagh D, Spain LA, Farrell S. Acute chylous ascites mimicking acute appendicitis in a patient with pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(38): 4849-4852
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i38/4849.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.4849