DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943429
Authored or co-authored by Dr. Mohamad El Haress
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Clinical presentation
The report describes a 64-year-old man who developed a chyle leak following laparoscopic cholecystectomy, an uncommon complication after this procedure.
Publication identifier: DOI 10.12659/AJCR.943429.
Diagnostic approach
The character of the drainage, laboratory analysis, imaging, and clinical evolution helped establish the diagnosis and exclude other postoperative complications.
Publication identifier: DOI 10.12659/AJCR.943429.
Management lessons
The case illustrates stepwise management and the importance of recognizing rare complications early while adapting treatment to the volume and persistence of the leak.
Publication identifier: DOI 10.12659/AJCR.943429.
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