Indocyanine green - guided laparoscopic renal pedicle lymphatic disconnection: A novel, targeted treatment for chyluria.

Chyluria, or the passage of chyle into the urine from anomalous lymphatic connections, results in a characteristic milky urine. In severe cases, it can cause signifi cant morbidity from nutritional losses and immune suppression. Although predominantly associated with Wuchereria bancrofti infections, non-parasitic cases have also been described. Traditionally, surgical treatment has involved renal lymphatic disconnection using open or minimally invasive methods, occasionally aided by pre-operative imaging techniques like lymphangiography, or by identifi cation of structures with laparoscopic magnifi cation.