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Chyloperitoneum. A rare complication after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany. tbusch@gwdg.de
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
|October 29, 2000
Abstract:
We report a case of chylous ascites as a rare complication following elective aortic aneurysm repair in a 66-year-old male. After its early development on the second post-operative day, re-laparotomy was performed with ligation of fistulas and omentumplasty. After recurrence of chylous ascites, conservative treatment for three months including parenteral nutrition and low-fat diet under continuous peritoneal drainage led finally to success.