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Long-Term Catheterization of the Intestinal Lymph Trunk and Collection of Lymph in Neonatal Pigs
Published on: March 5, 2016
Direct percutaneous embolization of intestinal lymphatic trunk for chylous ascites management following liver
Sreeja Sanampudi1,2, Steven Krohmer2, Driss Raissi2
1University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 800 Rose St MN 150, Lexington, KY, 40536 USA.
Abstract:
Chylous ascites can be caused by infection, trauma, malignancy, or maybe a complication after major abdominal surgery including liver transplantation. We present a case of a patient who developed chylous ascites following his liver transplantation. He was subsequently treated with direct embolization of lymphatic trunk efferent branches with a mixture of N-butyl cyanoacrylate and lipiodol after the identification of a localized leak on a fluoroscopic lymphangiogram. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of chylous ascites following liver transplantation that was treated with direct embolization of intestinal lymphatic trunk branches.
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