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

• Published in: ACG case reports journal Vol. 11; no. 4; p. e01322
• Main Authors: DiBattista, Jacob V, Odenwald, Matthew A, Te, Helen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Case Report; Liver; portal hypertension; octreotide; Chylous ascites; 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...