OBJECTIVE: To review the causes and test the diagnostic accuracy of @entity3417 in 22 cases hospitalized in recent years and to compare the efficacy of current investigative procedures with those of previous decades. METHODS: 22 @entity1 with @entity3417 were studied; they were admitted into Peking Union Medical College Hospital in 7 years (1990 - 1997). The data of the 22 @entity1 were compared with those of 17 cases in previous 67 years (1923 - 1989) in the same hospital. Twelve of 22 @entity1 underwent @entity33863 -labeled lymphoscintigraphy. RESULTS: @entity3417 was diagnosed by ascites in all the 22 @entity1 with analysis of ascitic fluid. Otherwise, the diagnosis would not be established in eight cases if examined with the naked eye. The causes of all the 22 cases were clearly diagnosed. However, the causes were not known in five cases in the 17 cases of previous years. The main causes in this group were @entity5 (6/22), @entity1575 (5/22) and @entity378 (4/22). Other causes included traumatic and congenital lymphatic lesions. CONCLUSION: The causes of @entity3417 can be made clear and definite by detailed comprehensive examinations, including scintigraphy. The main causes were @entity5 , @entity1575 and @entity378 .

[The causes of XXXX : a report of 22 cases].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['malignant tumors', 'malignant tumor'] @entity33863 :: ('CHEBI:33371', 'Chemical') :: ['(99)Tc'] @entity3417 :: ('MESH:D002915', 'Disease') :: ['Chylous ascites', 'chylous ascites'] @entity1575 :: ('MESH:D008103', 'Disease') :: ['hepatic cirrhosis'] @entity378 :: ('MESH:D014376', 'Disease') :: ['tuberculosis']
@entity3417 :: (MESH:D002915,Disease) :: ['chylous ascites']
