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Pancreatic Ascites

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Chronic Pancreatitis

Abstract

Pancreatic ascites is defined as the persistent accumulation of “massive” amounts of intraperitoneal fluid during the course of chronic pancreatitis which is characterized by a high amylase level and a high protein content, usually over 3 g/1 [14]. In most cases the ascites is serous in nature, but it may be serosanguinous, turbid or chylous.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Ulm, Steinhövelstrasse 9, D-7900, Ulm, W.-Germany

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Neoptolemos, J.P., Winslet, M.C. (1990). Pancreatic Ascites. In: Beger, H.G., Büchler, M., Ditschuneit, H., Malfertheiner, P. (eds) Chronic Pancreatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75319-0_34

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