Highlights
Chylous ascites due to intestinal malrotation is a rare occurrence, especially in adolescent and adult patients.
Chylous ascites due to intestinal malrotation typically occurs early in life with painless distension of the abdomen.
Our case is a male adolescent who presented with abdominal pain and a history of congenital hernia repair.
Ladd’s procedure was successfully performed in our case with no complications.
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