Chylous ascites following retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy for testes cancer

Nature Clinical Practice Urology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 226-232

  Link, Richard E ^a   Amin, Nivee ^b   Kavoussi, Louis R ^c,d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Northwell Health   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chylous ascites; Complications; Laparoscopy; Lymphography; Testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; DIURETIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLIP; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENLARGED ABDOMEN; FAT INTAKE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LACERATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPH ANALYSIS; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SCROTAL SWELLING; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SUCTION DRAINAGE; TESTIS CANCER; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ADULT; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; CHYLOUS ASCITES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; ORCHIECTOMY; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33645781522     PISSN: 17434270     EISSN: 17434289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro0457     Document Type: Article

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