title: Chyloperitoneum. A rare complication after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany. tbusch@gwdg.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lotfi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sirbu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aleksic
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dalichau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D011183:Postoperative Complications