SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2015
Nutritional management in patients with chyle leakage: a systematic review.
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- Nutritional management of chyle leak after head and neck surgery: a systematic review and proposed protocol for management.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Best evidence summary for nutritional management of cancer patients with chyle leaks following surgery.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Chylous Ascites: A Rare Chronic Case.Cureus · 2026Article
- Right-sided chyle leak encountered during supraclavicular brachial plexus exposure: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2026Article
- Chylothorax after adult cardiac surgery: a comprehensive narrative review.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026Review
- Axillary lymph node access: the alternative for lymphangiography and embolization for lymphatic leakage after total laryngectomy and radical neck dissection.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Short-term efficacy and safety of percutaneous ultrasound-guided pseudomonas aeruginosa-mannose sensitive hemagglutinin injection in postoperative chyle fistula: a cohort study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Interventional Radiology in Management of Postoperative Chylous Ascites.Interventional radiology (Higashimatsuyama-shi (Japan) · 2025Review
- Postoperative chylothorax following video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy (VAMLA) for early-stage non-small cell lung carcinoma.Journal of surgical case reports · 2024Article
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- Chylothorax: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management-a comprehensive review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Review
- The application of a medium-chain fatty diet and enteral nutrition in post-operative chylous leakage: analysis of 63 patients.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Chylous fistula after right breast fibroadenoma resection: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- MANAGEMENT OF CHYLE LEAK FOLLOWING HEAD AND NECK SURGERY: REVIEW OF CURRENT TREATMENT STRATEGIES AND ALGORITHMIC APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT.Acta clinica Croatica · 2022Review
- Nutritional Management of Patients with Fontan Circulation: A Potential for Improved Outcomes from Birth to Adulthood.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Management of gastrointestinal failure in the adult critical care setting.Current opinion in critical care · 2022Review
- Influence of body composition measures on chyle leak after oesophagectomy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
- An unusual complication of tumor surgery: chylous leakage.Surgery today · 2022Article
- Real-time indocyanine green lymphangiography in radical resection of right colon cancer allows the identification of chyle leakage.Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2021Article
- Treatment of lymphatic leakage after retroperitoneal tumor resection by lymphangiography and embolization: A case report.Oncology letters · 2020Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesTo investigate all the available evidence assessing the effect of nutrition intervention on patients with chyle leakage and its effectiveness at reducing the need for surgical intervention. SUBJECTS/
methodsA systematic review was undertaken of all English language studies using MEDLINE, Cinahl and Web of Science from January 1980 to September 2013. Case series were included because of limited available evidence. Exclusion criteria included animal studies, pediatrics and studies without nutritional intervention. Assessment of study quality was included. Because of the heterogeneity of the data, no meta-analysis was performed.
resultsThirty-one articles were identified for analysis, all of which were retrospective case series studies. The data within these studies were greatly limited. A total of 550 subjects were identified from these studies, 72% of whom had a chyle leak successfully resolved without surgical intervention. However, there was no significant difference between the type of dietary intervention and the rate of resolution (χ(2)=11.14, P=0.08).
conclusionsAlthough there is evidence to suggest that nutrition may have a role in the management of patients with chyle leakage, it is not possible to determine which dietary methods are most effective. More research is required before any guidelines for best practice can be established.
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