Open AccessLaparoscopic management of chyle leak after Nissen fundoplication
Author(s) -
JamesR Ramus,
Gareth Powell,
MichaelI Booth
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.97600
Subject(s) - chyle , medicine , chylous ascites , leak , nissen fundoplication , surgery , chylothorax , complication , laparoscopy , ligation , thoracic duct , general surgery , ascites , reflux , lymphatic system , disease , environmental engineering , engineering , immunology
A 41-year-old man presented with chylous ascites 6 weeks after a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. The chyle leak was successfully treated with laparoscopic ligation of the leaking duct at the right crus. We would now recommend early consideration of this as a treatment option for this rare complication.
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