title: Chylous ascites after laparoscopic hand-assisted donor nephrectomy: Is it specific for the left-side?
abstract: We describe a case-report of a chylous ascites after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, summarize the current literature, and hypothesize on the etiology of this complication.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors: S Ter
authors: ST
authors: Meulen
authors: K A
authors: KA
authors: van Donselaar-van der Pant
authors: F J
authors: FJ
authors: Bemelman
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Idu
keywords: Chylous ascites; hand-assisted; laparoscopic donor nephrectomy
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