Surgical management of chylous fistula after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.
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.
Haukaas
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Department of Surgery, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, Norway. svein.haukaas@kir.uib.no
Daehlin
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Ulvik
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Høstmark
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Nordli
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D000328:Adult; D018236:Carcinoma, Embryonal / Q000601:surgery; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005402:Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012086:Reoperation; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery