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Chylothorax and its management

, 1994
peer reviewedLe chylothorax est une affection rare caracterisée par une fistule entre le canal thoracique et une cavité pleurale. Son évolution spontanée est peu favorable, compliquée en phase aigue par une insuffisance respiratoire, puis, si la cavité ...
Dekoster, Guy, Detry, Olivier, Limet, Anne   +2 more
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Bilateral Chylothorax Secondary to Retrosternal Goitre: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2016
Chylothorax is characterized by an accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the pleural cavity due to damage to the thoracic duct. The aetiology can be traumatic or non-traumatic. Goitre is a rare cause of chylothorax with only eight cases previously described
Ruth Patricia Cusack, Jane McCarthy, Terence Markham O'Connor   +2 more
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一位胸部淋巴管瘤男孩經 肋膜腹膜腔引流管置入手術及放射線治療治療頑抗性乳糜胸

, 2011
Persistent chylothorax in children, acquired or congenital, is a clinical challenge. The standard pediatric treatment involves conservative therapy , with restriction of dietary fats, total parenteral nutrition and drainage of the pleural effusion by ...
CHEN, WEI-CHOU;CHANG, YIH-LEONG;LEE, YUNG-CHIE, 陳衛洲;張逸良;李元麒   +1 more
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A Recurrent Itga9 Missense Mutation in Human Fetuses with Severe Chylothorax: Possible Correlation with Poor Response to Fetal Therapy

, 2011
OBJECTIVES: To assess the possible correlations between the reported candidate genes (VEGFR3, FOXC2, ITGA9 and ITGB1) and the clinical response in fetuses with severe congenital chylothorax (CC) treated by prenatal OK -432 pleurodesis.
MA, GWO-CHIN;LIU, CHIN-SAN;CHANG, SHUN-PING;YEH, KUN-TU;KE, YU-YUAN;CHEN, TZE-HO;WANG, BAO-TYAN;KUO, SHOU-JEN;SHIH, JIN-CHUNG;CHEN, MING, 馬國欽;劉青山;張舜評;葉坤土;柯瑜媛;陳子和;王寶田;郭守仁;施景中;陳明   +1 more
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Chylothorax in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

, 2010
Following surgical repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), chylothorax can be present in 7-28% of the cases. It has been associated with prenatal diagnosis, the use of ECMO and prosthetic patches during reparatory surgery.
Cecilia Riutort, Faunes, Miriam, Javier Kattan, Kattan, Javier, Alejandro Zavala, Godoy, Loreto, Riutort, Cecilia, José-Manuel Campos, Campos, Jose-Manuel, Miriam Faunes, Zavala, Alejandro, Ilona Skorin, Loreto Godoy, Skorin, Ilona   +13 more
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Lymphangiopathy in neurofibromatosis 1 manifesting with chylothorax, pericardial effusion, and leg edema

, 2013
Josef Finsterer,1 Claudia Stollberger,2 Elisabeth Stubenberger,3 Sasan Tschakoschian4 1Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria; 2Medical Department, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria; 3Thoracic Surgery Department, Vienna, Austria ...
Stubenberger E, Tschakoschian S, Finsterer J, Stollberger C   +3 more
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Constrictive pericarditis presenting as chylothorax [PDF]

, 2011
Chylothorax is a rare clinical condition that can be attributed to a damaged thoracic duct. The condition is suggested by aspiration of milky white fluid from the pleural cavity and is commonly associated with either malignant diseases or trauma (e.g ...
Naeem, M., Khan, J. A., Sobani, Z. A., Zubairi, A., Fatimi, Saulat H.   +4 more
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Recurrent chylothorax associated with sarcoidosis. [PDF]

, 1995
Spontaneous chylothorax, an uncommon manifestation of pulmonary disease, has been described in association with infectious and inflammatory conditions involving the chest, thoracic trauma, and thoracic neoplasms.
Lengyel, R J, Shanley, D J
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Chylothorax secondary to venous outflow obstruction treated with transcervical retrograde thoracic duct cannulation with embolization and venous reconstruction

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2018
A chylothorax may be due to either direct trauma or occlusion of the thoracic duct. Treatments include antegrade or retrograde glue and coil embolization as well as thoracic duct stent graft placement.
Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, MD, MPH, DABR, Anthony N. Hage, BS, Nishant Patel, MD, MBA, Joseph J. Gemmete, MD, FSIR, J. Matthew Meadows, MD, Ravi N. Srinivasa, MD   +5 more
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Use of Octreotide in Chylothorax With Mediastinal Mass of Unknown Behaviour: A Case Report

Respirology Case Reports
Chylothorax poses a clinical challenge, especially in resource‐limited settings where diagnosis and treatment require innovation. This report details the successful use of octreotide in a 37‐year‐old female with non‐traumatic chylothorax secondary to a ...
Arnold Joseph Geronimo, Manuel Monis
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