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Nutritional Management of Neonatal Chylous Ascites following Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair |
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Correspondence
Address : Dr. GS Sanghamitra, DM Resident, Department of Neonatology, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600116, India. E-mail: sanghamitra.gummadapu@gmail.com |
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Chylous ascites is characterised by accumulation of lymph in the peritoneal cavity and is a recognised complication of congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair. We report a case of neonatal chylous ascites that occurred as a complication of congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair and its successful nutritional management with a cost effective skimmed milk based preparation. | ||||||
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