Chylous ascites is a rare disorder with variables causes. Herein, the authors report a case of refractory chylous ascites after Kasai operation for biliary at resia, whichwas treated successfully with subcutaneous oct...Chylous ascites is a rare disorder with variables causes. Herein, the authors report a case of refractory chylous ascites after Kasai operation for biliary at resia, whichwas treated successfully with subcutaneous octreotide, a synthetic s omatostatin analogue. To the best of the authors’knowledge, this is the first r eport in the English-language literature of post-Kasai chylous ascites being s uccessfully treated with subcutaneous octreotide in parallel with the continuati on of enteral feeding.展开更多
文摘Chylous ascites is a rare disorder with variables causes. Herein, the authors report a case of refractory chylous ascites after Kasai operation for biliary at resia, whichwas treated successfully with subcutaneous octreotide, a synthetic s omatostatin analogue. To the best of the authors’knowledge, this is the first r eport in the English-language literature of post-Kasai chylous ascites being s uccessfully treated with subcutaneous octreotide in parallel with the continuati on of enteral feeding.