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[Chyloascites after laparoscopic nephrectomy]
Jørgen Bjerggaard Jensen1, Ernst Oyvind Ostraat
1Urinvejskirurgisk Afdeling K, Arhus Universitetshospital, Skejby, DK-8200 Arhus N. jb@doktor.dk
Ugeskrift for Laeger
|September 18, 2008
Abstract:
We present a case where a patient developed massive chyloascites after a laparoscopic nephrectomy. The condition was resolved by conservative treatment.
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