Case Report
Direct percutaneous embolization of intestinal lymphatic trunk for chylous ascites management following liver transplant

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Abstract

Chylous ascites can be caused by infection, trauma, malignancy, or maybe a complication after major abdominal surgery including liver transplantation. We present a case of a patient who developed chylous ascites following his liver transplantation. He was subsequently treated with direct embolization of lymphatic trunk efferent branches with a mixture of N-butyl cyanoacrylate and lipiodol after the identification of a localized leak on a fluoroscopic lymphangiogram. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of chylous ascites following liver transplantation that was treated with direct embolization of intestinal lymphatic trunk branches.

Keywords

Chylous ascites
N-butyl cyanoacrylate
Intestinal lymphatic
Liver transplantation

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