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Carcinoid and chylous ascites: An unusual association

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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Chylous ascites caused by carcinoid tumors is extremely rare. While carcinoid tumors usually have an indolent course, their association with chylous ascites is a harbinger of a poor outcome.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

    Alan P. Kypson M.D., Mark W. Onaitis M.D. & Douglas S. Tyler M.D.

  2. Department of Endocrinology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

    Jerome M. Feldman M.D.

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Kypson, A.P., Onaitis, M.W., Feldman, J.M. et al. Carcinoid and chylous ascites: An unusual association. J Gastrointest Surg 6, 781–783 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1091-255X(02)00014-8

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