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Respiration, 2021 Background: Congenital chylothorax (CCT) of the newborn is a rare entity but the most common cause of pleural effusion in this age-group. We aimed to find the optimal treatment strategy.
B. Resch, G. Sever Yildiz, F. Reiterer
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022 Background Pulmonary resection with mediastinal lymph node dissection for treating primary lung cancer could sometimes causes chylothorax as a postoperative complication.
Yoshiyuki Yasuura +9 more
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Transudative chylothorax in a liver cirrhosis patient: A case report
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022 Chylothorax defines chyle in the pleural space, usually from defects in thoracic duct. Chylothoraces are usually exudative, as defined by light's criteria but in rare instances, chylothoraces can be transudative.
Rose Nganga +4 more
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 Background Chylothorax is a relatively rare complication after surgery of the mediastinum. The occurrence and the results of surgical treatment of this condition are difficult to foresee due to the wide heterogeneity in thoracic duct anatomy.
F. Londero +6 more
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Chylothorax in the neonate—A stepwise approach algorithm
Pediatric Pulmonology, 2021 Chylothorax in neonates results from leakage of lymph from thoracic lymphatic ducts and is mainly congenital or posttraumatic. The clinical course of the effusion is heterogeneous, and consensus on treatment, timing, and modalities of measures has not ...
G. Rocha +7 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022 Background Post-esophagectomy chylothorax is a relatively rare but potentially lethal complication. The treatment strategy of post-esophagectomy chylothorax remains a subject of debate which mainly focuses on the indication and timing of surgical ...
Sheng Wang, Wenpeng Jiang
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Emergency Medicine Journal, 2007 During a high speed road traffic accident, a 26-year-old man suffered multiple fractures of his thoracic vertebrae and bilateral pneumothoraces. The day after admission and commencement of nasogastric feeding, milky fluid was noted in his right chest drain.
Askari Pembe, Townshend +2 more
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Medicine, 2022 Rationale: Postoperative chylothorax is a rare complication after pulmonary resection. Thoracic duct variations may play a key role in postoperative chylothorax occurrence and make treatment difficult.
Qiwei Yang +8 more
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BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020 All patients operated for oesophageal cancer in Sweden from 2013 to April 2018 were identified, and 246 patients were recruited to this population‐based nationwide Swedish study. The results show that longitudinal health‐related quality of life after minimally invasive oesophagectomy was similar to that of the open surgical approach.
F. Klevebro +4 more
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Chylothorax - Modalities of management and outcomes: A case series
Lung India, 2021 Background: At present, there are no universally accepted protocols for the management of chylothorax. This study aims at reporting the clinical experience and presenting our institutional protocol for managing chylothorax. Materials and Methods: This is
M. Pulle +5 more
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