Chyle Leak following Open Donor Nephrectomy : A Rare Complication—A Case Report
Joint Authors
Talwar, Raghav
Harkar, Sandeep
Singh, Dharam Vir
Gupta, Sanjay Kumar
Rana, Yajvender Pratap Singh
Source
Case Reports in Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Donor workup in renal transplantation is extensive.
Despite this, chyle leakage following donor nephrectomy, a rare complication, has been reported in the literature.
We encountered two cases of chyle leak in kidney donors in our series of open donor nephrectomies.
Summary of Cases.
After complete workup, standard open retroperitoneal donor nephrectomy with drain placement was performed in 684 living renal donors.
We encountered chyle leak in two cases.
The first case was a 33-year-old female who underwent an otherwise uneventful left donor nephrectomy but continued to have high drain output (upto 300–400 mL/24 hrs) in the postoperative period.
The drain fluid was milky, raising the suspicion of chyle which was confirmed on biochemical analysis.
The second case was a 42-year-old female with a similar case history.
Both were managed conservatively with low-fat diet.
The leak subsided spontaneously in three weeks and one week in the first and second patients, respectively.
The drain was removed, and the patients remained symptom-free on followup.
Conclusions.
Both of our cases of chyle leak following open donor nephrectomy were managed successfully with conservative management.
The management options and the experience of other centers are reviewed and discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Harkar, Sandeep& Singh, Dharam Vir& Gupta, Sanjay Kumar& Talwar, Raghav& Rana, Yajvender Pratap Singh. 2012. Chyle Leak following Open Donor Nephrectomy : A Rare Complication—A Case Report. Case Reports in Transplantation،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Harkar, Sandeep…[et al.]. Chyle Leak following Open Donor Nephrectomy : A Rare Complication—A Case Report. Case Reports in Transplantation No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Harkar, Sandeep& Singh, Dharam Vir& Gupta, Sanjay Kumar& Talwar, Raghav& Rana, Yajvender Pratap Singh. Chyle Leak following Open Donor Nephrectomy : A Rare Complication—A Case Report. Case Reports in Transplantation. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458232
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-458232