Chylous ascites after resection of an abdominal aortic aneurysm

Stubbé, L.T.; Terpstra, J.L.

Archivum Chirurgicum Neerlandicum 31(2): 111-113

1979


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0657
PMID: 475404
Document Number: 150407
A case of chylous ascites after resection of an abdominal aneurysm in a 72-year old male is presented. The complication is extremely rare. Therapy should start medically with a diuretic and medium chain triglyceride (M.C.T) diet. This is the ninth reported case of iatrogenic chylous ascites and the second after resection of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.

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