Chyluria is the passage of chyle in the urine. The cause seems to be the rupture of retroperitoneal lymphatics into the pyelocaliceal system, giving urine a milky appearance. This condition if left untreated it leads to significant morbidity because of hematochyluria, recurrent renal colic, nutritional problems due to protein losses and immunosuppression resulting from lymphocyturia. We report our experience with the use of povidone iodine with dextrose solution as a sclerosing agent in the management of chyluria in two patients.
Urology case reports. 2016 Jun 24*** epublish ***
Andrea Guttilla, Paolo Beltrami, Laura Bettin, Andrea Galantini, Fabrizio Dal Moro, Vincenzo Ficarra, Filiberto Zattoni
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