UNLABELLED: A 7-yr-old girl developed persistent ascites following renal transplantation. METHODS: Renal scintigraphy periodically performed to monitor renal function of the transplanted kidney showed increased 99mTc-DTPA in the abdominal cavity on delayed imaging. RESULTS: Paracentesis demonstrated a cloudy yellow, odorless fluid which was identified as chylous ascites, an extremely rare complication of abdominal vascular surgery. CONCLUSION: Technetium-99m-DTPA in the peritoneal cavity following renal transplantation should be recognized as a sign suggestive of chylous ascites.
UNLABELLED: A 7-yr-old girl developed persistent ascites following renal transplantation. METHODS: Renal scintigraphy periodically performed to monitor renal function of the transplanted kidney showed increased 99mTc-DTPA in the abdominal cavity on delayed imaging. RESULTS: Paracentesis demonstrated a cloudy yellow, odorless fluid which was identified as chylous ascites, an extremely rare complication of abdominal vascular surgery. CONCLUSION:Technetium-99m-DTPA in the peritoneal cavity following renal transplantation should be recognized as a sign suggestive of chylous ascites.