Successful Treatment of Refractory Chylous Ascites With Octreotide in a Patient With Decompensated Cirrhosis

Chylous ascites is a rare manifestation of decompensated cirrhosis that is associated with increased short-term mortality. Exclusion of other etiologies must be performed to allow for appropriate management, which itself can be a challenge in the setting of decompensated cirrhosis. We report a case...

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Published inACG case reports journal Vol. 11; no. 4; p. e01322
Main Authors DiBattista, Jacob V, Odenwald, Matthew A, Te, Helen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wolters Kluwer 01.04.2024
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Case Report
Liver
portal hypertension
octreotide
Chylous ascites
cirrhosis
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Summary:Chylous ascites is a rare manifestation of decompensated cirrhosis that is associated with increased short-term mortality. Exclusion of other etiologies must be performed to allow for appropriate management, which itself can be a challenge in the setting of decompensated cirrhosis. We report a case of chylous ascites in a patient with decompensated cirrhosis that was successfully managed with octreotide before liver transplantation.
ISSN:2326-3253
2326-3253
DOI:10.14309/crj.0000000000001322