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Dasatinib Associated Pleural Complications- A Case Series. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepDasatinib is an effective therapy for chronic myeloid leukaemia but may lead to pleural complications, including exudative effusions and rare chylothorax. This case series describes four patients who developed pleural effusions after long‐term dasatinib therapy, highlighting successful management through dose reduction or TKI switching.
Vazhoor V +4 more
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Journal of Chest Surgery, 2022 Chylothorax after thoracic surgery is a rare complication, and treatment for refractory chylothorax is challenging. We report a case of chylothorax after cardiothoracic surgery in an infant after failure of conservative management and thoracic duct ...
Taeyoung Yun +3 more
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Chylothorax Management Four Years Post Spine Surgery: A Successful Conservative Treatment
Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2023 Background: Chylothorax is a pathological condition associated with a high mortality and morbidity rate. The first observation of chylothorax associated with thoracic vertebral injury was documented by Krabbell in 1885.
Ilir Skenduli +4 more
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A rare case of traumatic chylothorax after blunt thoracic trauma [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2017 Introduction. Chylothorax is an accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity due to a disruption of the thoracic duct. Traumatic chylothoraces are usually a result of a penetrating trauma and disruption of the thoracic duct, but blunt traumatic ...
Spasić Marko +6 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 Background: Chylothorax is a severe complication after total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) in children. This study was performed to evaluate the incidence, risk factors, and short- and long-term prognosis for chylothorax.Methods: We retrospectively ...
Liting Bai +9 more
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Postoperative chylothorax [PDF]
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1996 Between July 1987 and May 1995, 11,315 patients underwent general thoracic surgical procedures at our institution. In 47 of these patients (0.42%), postoperative chylothorax developed. There were 32 men and 15 women with a median age of 65 years (range 21 to 88 years). Initial operation was for esophageal disease in 27 patients, pulmonary disease in 13,
Cerfolio, Robert J. +4 more
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Combination Therapy with Etilefrine and Pleurodesis for Refractory Congenital Chylothorax
Biomedicine Hub, 2020 Etilefrine, a sympathomimetic agent, is reportedly effective against postoperative chylothorax. However, its effectiveness in treating congenital chylothorax was unknown.
Yutaro Tomobe +4 more
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Spontaneous Chylothorax following Septic Pulmonary Embolization
Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2020 Chylothorax is the occurrence of chyle (lymph) in the pleural cavity secondary to damage of the thoracic duct. It is a rare form of pleural effusion which appears as a milky white turbid fluid.
Michael Agustin +5 more
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Povidone-Iodine Pleurodesis for Chylothorax in an Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant [PDF]
Neonatal Medicine, 2019 Chylothorax, the accumulation of chyle in the pleural space, is a rare condition, but can lead to serious complications in neonates. Conservative therapy for chylothorax includes enteral feeding with medium-chain triglyceride-enriched diet or parenteral ...
Jin Woo Kim, Ju Hyun Jin, Shin Won Yoon
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Chylothorax in gastric adenocarcinoma: A case report and systematic review of the English literature
Lung India, 2014 Background: Chylothorax is a rare complication of gastric adenocarcinoma and data on its identification, prevalence and outcomes are scant. Objectives: To enable identification of gastric carcinoma as a cause of chylothorax.
Uma Devaraj +3 more
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