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| Year : 2009 | Volume
: 14
| Issue : 4 | Page : 215-217 |
Chylous ascites after nephrectomy without lymphadenectomy for malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney: A rare occurrence and literature review
Takahiro Einama1, Tadao Okada2, Fumiaki Sasaki2, Satoru Todo1
1 1st Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
2 Pediatric Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
Correspondence Address:
Takahiro Einama
1st Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-Ku, Kita 14, Nishi 7, Sapporo 060-8638
Japan
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.59605
Chylous ascites (CA) is an extremely rare complication of abdominal surgery in children. This report describes a 4-month-old girl with malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (MRTK), who developed CA after left nephrectomy without lymphadenectomy, and who was successfully treated conservatively with enteral therapy. The literature on CA after nephrectomy without lymphadenectomy for MRTK is reviewed herein, and the clinical problems of postoperative CA are discussed.
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