Open AccessChylous ascites after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: First case report in Turkey
Author(s) -
Selçuk Şahin,
Osman Özdemir,
İ̇smail Evren,
Serdar Karadağ,
Volkan Tuğcu,
Ali İhsan Taşçı
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
yeni üroloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2687-1955
pISSN - 1305-2489
DOI - 10.33719/yud.2021;16-2-745541
Subject(s) - medicine , chylous ascites , nephrectomy , surgery , chyle , complication , ascites , abdomen , laparoscopy , general surgery , kidney
Living-donor kidney transplantation is one of the treatment options of end-stage renal failure. In many transplant centers, laparoscopic live-donor transplantation is recognised as the standard pro- cedure. Chylous ascites (CA) is a very rare complication after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN). We aimed to present the management of the first case report in Turkey. 62-year-old male patient underwent laparoscopic transperitoneal left donor nephrectomy. One month after discharge, he was admitted with abdominal distention and imaging revealed diffuse free fluid in the abdomen. After diagnosis, milky colored chylous fluid was collected by inserting a percutenous drainage cathe- ter. The patient was treated with combination of percutaneous drainage, somatostatin analogue and total parenteral nutrition.Keywords: chylous ascites; laparoscopic donor nephrectomy; complication