✦ LIBER ✦
Chylous ascites following retroperitoneal lymph node dissection successfully treated with peritoneovenous shunt
✍ Scribed by Dr. Edwin D. Savlov
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 187 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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✦ Synopsis
A massive lymphatic leak developed following radical retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for recurrent extragonadal seminoma. Chylous ascites persisted for over 3 months, with an average daily external drainage of 1.5 liters, and was successfully treated with a peritoneovenous shunt.