Chylous ascites associated with intestinal obstruction from volvulus due to Petersen’s hernia: report of a case

Surgical Case Reports

Table 1 Overview of previously reported cases of intestinal obstruction with chylous ascites; no case needed resection

Author [ref number]	Age, sex	Preoperative diagnosis	Cause of obstruction	Surgery	Postoperative course
Mackman [15]	30 months, M	Distended abdomen, unknown etiology	Midgut volvulus	Reduction and cecopexy	Uneventful
Shariff [16]	7 weeks, M	Reducible inguinal hernia	Midgut volvulus	Reduction and Ladd’s procedure	Uneventful
Murugan [17]	44, M	Small bowel volvulus	Small bowel volvulus	Reduction	Uneventful
Seltz [18]	2 weeks, M	Midgut volvulus	Midgut volvulus	Reduction and Ladd’s procedure	Uneventful
Zarroug [19]	12 weeks, M	Midgut volvulus	Midgut volvulus	Reduction and Ladd’s procedure	Uneventful
Hidalgo [20]	40, M	Chronic abdominal pain post laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery	Internal hernia of common channel	Reduction	Uneventful
Pengelly [21]	85, F	Acute abdomen	Small bowel volvulus	Reduction	Uneventful
Koh [22]	19, M	Small bowel volvulus	Small bowel volvulus	Reduction	Uneventful