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Posttraumatic Chyluria Due to Lymphorenal Fistula Regressed after Somatostatin Therapy
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1996
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Sudden-onset ChyluriaUrologyMedicineSomatostatin TherapyRenal PathologyRight KidneyLymphatic-urinary FistulaSurgeryAcute Kidney InjuryChronic Kidney DiseaseNephrologyEmergency Medicine
A sudden-onset chyluria after trauma was evaluated giving evidence of a lymphatic-urinary fistula in the right kidney. Treatment with somatostatin normalized the urinary pattern and the result was mantained even after the discontinuation of the therapy.