title: A Rare Complication of Chylous Leakage After Open Partial Nephrectomy Successfully Resolved by Somatostatin Analogue.
abstract: We report the first case of a rare complication of chylous leakage after open left partial nephrectomy. The recent literature on chylous ascites after nephrectomy is reviewed and hypothesized the etiology of this rare complication. We propose an early use of octreotide, somatostatin analogue, together with diet modification to gain rapid resolution of this confounded complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Utsunomiya Memorial Hospital, 1-3-16 Odori, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi 320-0811, Japan.
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsunehito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kambara
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamai
keywords: Chylous ascites; Partial nephrectomy; Somatostatin analogue