title: Lymphoscintigraphy revealed chyloperitoneum after gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
abstract: A 74-year-old woman underwent the radical near-total gastrectomy with Billroth II anastomosis and lymph nodes dissection due to the advanced gastric cancer. On the seventh day after gastrectomy, edema on the both legs and abdominal distention were developed. On the lymphoscintigraphy, the abnormal activity in the peritoneal cavity was revealed, and chyloperitoneum was diagnosed, and additional dynamic scans could localize the chyle leakage focus. Localization of chyle leakage focus enabled surgeon to establish the proper operative plan for the injured lymphatics.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dae-Weung
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Myoung Hyoun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chang Guhn
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002913:Chyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D061305:Lymphoscintigraphy; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*