Chylous Ascites Presenting as an Acute Abdomen After Sleeve Gastrectomy

There is one published report of two cases of chylous ascites following laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement. 2 One case occurred in the early post-operative period and the other 5 months later. In both cases, the source of chyle leak was identified in the retroesophageal space secondary t...

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Published in:The American surgeon 2023-04, Vol.89 (4), p.1241-1242
Main Authors: Buschel, Helen B, Baker, Samuel P, Avramovic, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abdomen, Acute - diagnosis
Abdomen, Acute - etiology
Abdomen, Acute - surgery
Ascites
Chylous Ascites - diagnosis
Chylous Ascites - etiology
Chylous Ascites - surgery
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Emergency medical care
Gastrectomy
Gastrectomy - adverse effects
Gastrointestinal surgery
Humans
Laparoscopy
Mesentery
Pain
Placement
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Summary:There is one published report of two cases of chylous ascites following laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement. 2 One case occurred in the early post-operative period and the other 5 months later. In both cases, the source of chyle leak was identified in the retroesophageal space secondary to the band placement. Declaration of Conflicting Interests The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.
ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823
DOI:10.1177/0003134821991986