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Surgical management of chylous fistula after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
S A Haukaas1, L Daehlin, N M Ulvik
1Department of Surgery, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, Norway. svein.haukaas@kir.uib.no
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
|April 1, 1999
Abstract:
Conservative treatment with low-fat diet, medium-chain triglyceride or total parenteral nutrition, depending on the general condition of the patient, is the mainstay in the treatment of chylous ascites. In patients with persistent chylous fistula direct surgical closure is a valid treatment option.