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SUBMITTER: Agustsdottir EES
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541366 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Agustsdottir Elin Edda Seland EES Stimec Bojan V BV Stroemmen Tine Tveit TT Sheikh Ariba Ehsan AE Elaiyarajah Ilackiya I Lindstroem Jonas Christoffer JC Ignjatovic Dejan D
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<h4>Background</h4>We aim to find the incidence of chylous ascites in patients undergoing D3 extended mesenterectomy and evaluate if a routine fat-reduced diet (FRD) has a prophylactic effect.<h4>Methods</h4>Data from 138 patients included in a D3 extended mesenterectomy trial were collected prospectively. Surgical drains and biochemical testing of drain fluid were used to find the incidence of chylous ascites among the first 39 patients, and a prophylactic fat-reduced diet was then implemented ...[more]