title: Chylous Ascites after Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
abstract: A 73-year-old man was transferred for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm. He had no history of abdominal surgeries. Grafting between the infra-renal abdominal aorta and the bilateral common iliac arteries was performed. Proximal and distal cross clamps were applied for grafting. He developed chylous ascites on the 5th post-operative day, 2 days after initiation of oral intake. Fortunately, he responded to treatment with total parenteral hyper-alimentation for 10 days, followed by a low-fat diet. There was no recurrence of ascites.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohki
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Soki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurumisawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Misawa
keywords: Y-grafting; aortic aneurysm repair; chylous ascites