Uncommon association of Dandy-Walker type malformation and congenital chylous ascites – case report
B Acs, F Brezan, I Anca, M Ritivoiu · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2008 · Heft 05
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We present a 5 days old premature male infant with Dandy-Walker type malformation associated to congenital chylous ascites. Classically, posterior fossa cystic malformations have been divided into Dandy-Walker malformation, Dandy-Walker variant, mega cisterna magna, and posterior fossa arachnoid cyst. Dandy-Walker malformation, variant, and mega cisterna magna currently are believed to represent a continuum of developmental anomalies on a spectrum that has been termed the Dandy-Walker complex. Chylous ascites is uncommon in children. It is, however relatively more common in infancy. Congenital malformations of l…