Abstract
Chylous ascites is a rare complication following liver transplantation. A variety of treatment options have been proposed for the management of chylous ascites; however, their effectiveness following a liver transplant is unknown. A 40-year-old woman who underwent living donor liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis developed chylous ascites 21 days after the transplant. A conventional treatment consisting of a low-fat diet with total parenteral nutrition failed to treat the complication for 104 days. However, the use of somatostatin in combination with total parenteral nutrition resulted in a rapid falloff in chyle output without any adverse effects. Somatostatin and total parenteral nutrition are an effective option for the treatment of chylous ascites after living donor liver transplantation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 143-145 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Liver International |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2008 |
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Successful management of chylous ascites after living donor liver transplantation with somatostatin. / Ijichi, Hideki; Soejima, Yuji; Taketomi, Akinobu; Yoshizumi, Tomoharu; Uchiyama, Hideaki; Harada, Noboru; Yonemura, Yusuke; Maehara, Yoshihiko.
In: Liver International, Vol. 28, No. 1, 01.01.2008, p. 143-145.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Successful management of chylous ascites after living donor liver transplantation with somatostatin
AU - Ijichi, Hideki
AU - Soejima, Yuji
AU - Taketomi, Akinobu
AU - Yoshizumi, Tomoharu
AU - Uchiyama, Hideaki
AU - Harada, Noboru
AU - Yonemura, Yusuke
AU - Maehara, Yoshihiko
PY - 2008/1/1
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N2 - Chylous ascites is a rare complication following liver transplantation. A variety of treatment options have been proposed for the management of chylous ascites; however, their effectiveness following a liver transplant is unknown. A 40-year-old woman who underwent living donor liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis developed chylous ascites 21 days after the transplant. A conventional treatment consisting of a low-fat diet with total parenteral nutrition failed to treat the complication for 104 days. However, the use of somatostatin in combination with total parenteral nutrition resulted in a rapid falloff in chyle output without any adverse effects. Somatostatin and total parenteral nutrition are an effective option for the treatment of chylous ascites after living donor liver transplantation.
AB - Chylous ascites is a rare complication following liver transplantation. A variety of treatment options have been proposed for the management of chylous ascites; however, their effectiveness following a liver transplant is unknown. A 40-year-old woman who underwent living donor liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis developed chylous ascites 21 days after the transplant. A conventional treatment consisting of a low-fat diet with total parenteral nutrition failed to treat the complication for 104 days. However, the use of somatostatin in combination with total parenteral nutrition resulted in a rapid falloff in chyle output without any adverse effects. Somatostatin and total parenteral nutrition are an effective option for the treatment of chylous ascites after living donor liver transplantation.
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