Preoperative administration of Sudan III and successful treatment of persistent chylous ascites in a neonate

Lorna Spagnol; Andrea Conforti; Laura Valfrè; Francesco Morini; Pietro Bagolan

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.01.008

Preoperative administration of Sudan III and successful treatment of persistent chylous ascites in a neonate

Lorna Spagnol, Andrea Conforti, Laura Valfrè, Francesco Morini, Pietro Bagolan

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu

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Abstract

Congenital chylous ascites is a rare entity, and surgical treatment is confined to selected intractable cases. We report 2 cases of refractory congenital chylous ascites successfully treated with preoperative administration of lipophilic dye (Sudan III) followed by abdominal systematic surgical exploration, cauterization, and fibrin glue application.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	994-997
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume	46
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.01.008
Publication status	Published - May 2011

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Keywords

Chylous ascites
Lymphatic maldevelopment
Sudan III

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Surgery

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Spagnol, L., Conforti, A., Valfrè, L., Morini, F., & Bagolan, P. (2011). Preoperative administration of Sudan III and successful treatment of persistent chylous ascites in a neonate. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 46(5), 994-997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.01.008

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