Chylorrhea complicating D2+a gastrectomy: review of the literature and clarification of terminology

• 作 者: John Griniatsos Nikoletta Dimi
• 机 构: Department of Surgery, University of Athena,Medical School, LAIKO Hospital, Athens, Greece“,”Departm
• 出 处: 中华医学杂志（英文版）
• 发表日期: 2010年16期
• 关键词: chylous leakage D2 gastrectomy extended lymphadenectomy gastric cancer lymphosci

Lymphatic complications leading to retention,accumulation or drainage of peritoneal fluid are frequently encountered following extended or superextended lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer.1 The vast majority of these drainages usually subsides spontaneously, but in some instances they can persist for long period of time causing significant morbidity.However, the classification, the terminology and the diagnostic criteria for these complications are confusingly used in the English literature causing misunderstandings and difficulties in the interpretation of the published results.