Combined Chylothorax and Chylous Ascites Complicating Liver Transplantation: A Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Chyle leaks may occur as a result of surgical intervention. Chyloperitoneum, or chylous ascites after liver transplantation, is rare and the development of chylothorax after abdominal surgery is even more rare. With increasingly aggressive surgical resections, particularly in the retroperitoneum, th...

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Main Authors: Tommy Ivanics, Semeret Munie, Hassan Nasser, Shravan Leonard-Murali, Atsushi Yoshida, Shunji Nagai, Kelly Collins, Marwan Abouljoud, Michael Rizzari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9089317
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