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Transected left renal artery with active chyle flow
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Chyle oozed and welled up continuously from the vicinity of the transected left renal artery stump (Figure 1).
Transected left renal artery after suture and clip placement
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After placing multiple sutures (Figure 2), the surgical field dried up completely; the left hilar region was then sealed with 10 ml of fibrin glue which was permitted to solidify.