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Abdominal Organ Injuries with Chyloperitoneum after Blunt Tauma: A Case Report  

Kim, Young Hwan (Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Jung, Yooun Joong (Asan Medical Center, Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center)
Hong, Suk-Kyung (Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
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Journal of Trauma and Injury / v.25, no.3, 2012 , pp. 105-108 More about this Journal
Abstract
Chyloperitoneum or chylous ascite after trauma is a rare condition. It can develop after direct injuries of lymphatic vessels or cisterna chyli. Though isolated chyle duct injury has sometimes been reported, chyloperitoneum is generally accompanied by various kinds of damage to other intraabdominal organs. There's still no established therapeutic protocol regarding the treatment of chyloperitoneum when it is accompanied by the serious injuries of intraabdominal organs. We describe a 66-year-old male with serious intraabdominal organ injuries after blunt trauma. In our case, chyloperitoneum developed due to the injuries to the mesenteric lymph vessels and compression of cisterna chyli by hematoma around aorta.
Keywords
Chyloperitoneum; Chylous ascite; Cisterna chyli; Trauma;
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