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Chyle and Bile Leak Following Open Cholecystectomy: A Rare Complication
Raneem Alzaghran1, Faisal S AlGhamdi2, Fahad Alshubaily1
1General Surgery Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Abstract:
Gallstone disease is extremely common and frequently and safely treated by cholecystectomy. Chyle leak is a rare but significant side effect of many abdominal surgeries with rarely reported post-cholecystectomy. In this case, we report a 78-year-old lady with multiple comorbidities and symptomatic gallstones who underwent open cholecystectomy complicated by bile and chyle leak, which was successfully managed with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and stenting for bile leak and conservative management for the chyle leak, which included drainage, low-fat diet, and octreotide.
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