Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 5 , Pages 751-757 , November 2008

Chylous Ascites after Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Introduction of a Grading System

Presented at the biannual meeting of the Dutch Society of Gastroenterology, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, October 2006 (oral presentation), and at Digestive Disease Week, Washington, DC, May 2007 (poster presentation).

  • Niels A. van der Gaag, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Andries C. Verhaar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Elizabeth B. Haverkort, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dietetics, Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Olivier R.C. Busch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Thomas M. van Gulik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Dirk J. Gouma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: DJ Gouma, MD, Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 91105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 19 May 2008 ,Revised 30 June 2008 ,Accepted 2 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.07.007

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 5 , Pages 751-757 , November 2008

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