Peritoneovenous shunt after failure of octreotide treatment for chylous ascites in lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Nov;52(11):3188-90. doi: 10.1007/s10620-006-9353-4. Epub 2007 Jul 20.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / therapeutic use*
  • Chylous Ascites / diagnosis
  • Chylous Ascites / drug therapy*
  • Chylous Ascites / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy
  • Lung Neoplasms / complications
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / complications
  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / diagnosis
  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Octreotide / therapeutic use*
  • Peritoneovenous Shunt / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Failure

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Octreotide