Successful Treatment of Refractory Chylous Ascites With Octreotide in a Patient With Decompensated Cirrhosis.

ACG Case Rep J

Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL.

Published: April 2024

Chylous ascites is a rare manifestation of decompensated cirrhosis that is associated with increased short-term mortality. Exclusion of other etiologies must be performed to allow for appropriate management, which itself can be a challenge in the setting of decompensated cirrhosis. We report a case of chylous ascites in a patient with decompensated cirrhosis that was successfully managed with octreotide before liver transplantation.

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