Chylous ascites after laparoscopic hand-assisted donor nephrectomy: Is it specific for the left-side?

Abstract

We describe a case-report of a chylous ascites after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, summarize the current literature, and hypothesize on the etiology of this complication.

Keywords

• Chylous ascites
• hand-assisted
• laparoscopic donor nephrectomy