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CASE REPORT article

Front. Surg.
Sec. Pediatric Surgery
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1409673

TITLE OF THE ARTICLE: Case Report: Postoperative ascites: Allergic Reaction to the drainage tube in a 12-year-old patient

Provisionally accepted
Rensen Jiang Rensen Jiang 1,2,3Jing Lao Jing Lao 1Huan-sheng Wang Huan-sheng Wang 1Miaobing Wu Miaobing Wu 1,3,4Bin Wang Bin Wang 1Jian-yao Wang Jian-yao Wang 1*
  • 1 Department of General Surgery, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
  • 2 Shenzhen Pediatrics Institute of Shantou University Medical College, Shenzhen, China
  • 3 Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province, China
  • 4 Shenzhen Pediatrics Institute of Shantou University Medical College, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

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    Allergic reaction to the silicone is rare in children and as a result very little experience has been reported on symptom and treatment. We presented a case involving a child who experienced prolonged ascites following a surgery of placing an abdominal drainage tube, characterized by the ongoing drainage of clear, light-yellow fluid at a rate of 250ml/d through the drainage tube for 36 days. Examination of the ascitic fluid revealed an abnormal elevation in eosinophil proportion, which exhibited positive response to anti-allergic treatment. Subsequent to the removal of the drainage tube, the ascites gradually resolved. In conclusion, we presented here the first and youngest case of allergic ascites associated with drainage tube after surgery of ovarian mucinous cystadenoma, it is imperative not to overlook the possibility of drainage tube allergy in the diagnostic process.

    Keywords: Allergy and Immunology, Ascites, Suction drainage, Silicone, Mucinous cystadenoma, case report

    Received: 30 Mar 2024; Accepted: 11 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Jiang, Lao, Wang, Wu, Wang and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Jian-yao Wang, Department of General Surgery, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China

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