Transient chylous ascites following a distal splenorenal shunt

Y Edoute; P Nagachandran; A Assalia; H Ben-Ami

Transient chylous ascites following a distal splenorenal shunt

Hepatogastroenterology. 2000 Mar-Apr;47(32):531-2.

Authors

Y Edoute¹, P Nagachandran, A Assalia, H Ben-Ami

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine C, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.

PMID: 10791230

Abstract

The development of chylous ascites following abdominal surgery is an infrequent yet alarming complication. We present a patient in whom chylous ascites was diagnosed 6 days after a distal splenorenal shunt. Ten days following bed rest, sodium restriction, and a low-fat diet with medium-chain triglyceride supplementation the ascites resolved.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Chylous Ascites / etiology*
Chylous Ascites / therapy
Diet, Fat-Restricted
Diet, Sodium-Restricted
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / surgery*
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery*
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Postoperative Complications / therapy
Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical*
Triglycerides / administration & dosage

Substances

Triglycerides