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Cureus
December 2024
Hepatology, University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
Chylous ascites occur when the lymphatic flow is blocked or disrupted, causing a leakage of fluid into the peritoneal space. It can be caused by a number of etiologies and identifying the exact cause can be challenging. We present the case of a 77-year-old man who presented with chylous ascites.
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January 2025
Urology, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Eastbourne, UK.
Chyle leak is a rare complication following nephrectomy and may result in chylous ascites. A patient in her 70s was diagnosed with a left renal tumour and underwent a robotic-assisted radical nephrectomy. She presented 9 days post discharge with chyle leaking from the left port site wound, which settled after 2 days of inpatient monitoring.
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January 2025
Department of Urology, Liaocheng Second People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, China.
BACKGROUND Surgery involving the right retroperitoneum can result in lymphatic (chylous) leakage from the cisterna chyli located anterior to the L1 and L2 vertebra or from lymph node dissection. This report describes a 46-year-old woman with retroperitoneal lymphatic (chylous) leak following right adrenalectomy for a nonfunctional adrenal adenoma. CASE REPORT A 46-year-old woman presented with a medical history of hypertension.
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February 2025
Department of Urology Surgery, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, No1, Ton That Tung, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Postoperative chylous ascites is a rare complication following retroperitoneal surgeries, presenting significant challenges in diagnosis and management. Retroperitoneal cyst surgery resulting in chylous leaks is an uncommon complication that has not been previously reported in the literature. Therefore, we report a clinical case of postoperative chylous ascites following retroperitoneal cyst removal with underlying idiopathic thoracic duct obstruction.
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November 2024
Internal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga, Braga, PRT.
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, systemic neoplastic disease that primarily affects women of childbearing age. The disease can arise sporadically or in association with tuberous sclerosis. It is characterized by the proliferation of abnormal smooth muscle-like cells, leading to cystic lung destruction, accumulation of chylous fluid, and development of abdominal tumors.
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