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Pleural fluid milkshakes: three cases with different aetiologies
Respirology Case Reports, 2023 In clinical practice, chylothorax is usually suspected in any patient with milky pleural fluid. However, contrary to popular belief, milky appearance of pleural fluid is seen in less than half of patients with chylothorax.
Nai‐Chien Huan +5 more
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Milky Effusion in Giant Empyema Caused by <i>Streptococcus viridans</i>. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepThis case underscores the importance of biochemical and microbiological evaluation in distinguishing empyema from chylothorax and highlights S. viridans as a rare cause of giant empyema, particularly in patients with diabetes or immune compromise. ABSTRACT Milky pleural effusion usually suggests chylothorax.
Li G, Pang M, Yang MM, Pang XQ.
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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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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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Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2006 This article reviews the current literature concerning the role of somatostatin and its synthetic analogue, octreotide, in the treatment of chylothorax.Management of chylothorax includes evacuation of the pleural cavity through a chest tube to alleviate dyspnoea, and dietary fat restriction aimed at reducing lymph flow.
Kalomenidis, Ioannis
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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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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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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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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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