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Clinical characteristics of chylothorax: results from the International Collaborative Effusion database

ERJ Open Research, 2023
Background Chylothorax is an uncommon medical condition for which limited data are available regarding the contemporary aetiology, management and outcomes. The goal of this study was to better define these poorly characterised features.
J. Porcel, S. Bielsa, C. Civit, A. Aujayeb, J. Janssen, U. Bodtger, K. Fjaellegaard, J. Petersen, Hugh Welch, J. Symonds, M. Mitchell, E. Grabczak, Mohamed Ellayeh, D. Addala, J. Wrightson, Najib M. Rahman, M. Munavvar, C. Koegelenberg, Gonzalo Labarca, F. Mei, N. Maskell, Rahul Bhatnagar   +21 more
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Hepatic Chylothorax: An Uncommon Pleural Effusion

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023
An 83-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and liver cirrhosis presented with confusion and dyspnea. On chest X-ray, he had the right mid to lower lung zone white out.
Aelia Akbar, Tara Hendrickson, A. Vangara, Stanley Marlowe, Akbar Hussain, S. Ganti   +5 more
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Lymphoscintigraphy findings in patients with chylothorax: influence of biochemical parameters

EJNMMI Research, 2023
Background Chylothorax is a condition that can be challenging to diagnose due to its nonspecific clinical presentation. Several biochemical parameters of chylous pleural effusion have been identified as important indicators for the diagnosis of ...
Li Zhang, Xiaoyue Zhang, Z. Wen, G. Tong, K. Hao, Yongkang Qiu, L. Kang   +6 more
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Brief Report: Chylothorax and Chylous Ascites During RET Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy.

Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2022
BACKGROUND Spontaneous chylous effusions are rare; however, they have been observed by independent investigators in patients treated with RET tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs).
O. Kalchiem-Dekel, C. Falcon, C. Bestvina, Dazhi Liu, L. Kaplanis, Clare Wilhelm, J. Eichholz, Guilherme Harada, L. Wirth, S. Digumarthy, R. Lee, D. Kadosh, R. Mendelsohn, J. Donington, J. Gainor, A. Drilon, Jessica J. Lin   +16 more
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Congenital Chylothorax of the Newborn: A Systematic Analysis of Published Cases between 1990 and 2018

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, Gülsen Sever Yildiz, F. Reiterer   +2 more
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Chylothorax after pulmonary resection and lymph node dissection for primary lung cancer; retrospective observational study

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, Hayato Konno, Takamitsu Hayakawa, Y. Terada, Kiyomichi Mizuno, Hiroyuki Kayata, H. Kojima, T. Mizuno, M. Isaka, Y. Ohde   +9 more
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Postoperative Chylothorax in Neonates and Infants after Congenital Heart Disease Surgery—Current Aspects in Diagnosis and Treatment

Nutrients, 2022
Postoperative chylothorax is a rare complication following cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) in the pediatric population, including neonates and infants.
Georgios Samanidis, Georgios Kourelis, Stavroula Bounta, M. Kanakis   +3 more
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Chylothorax [PDF]

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, William, Speake, Adam, Brooks   +2 more
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Fluorescence-Guided Identification of the Thoracic Duct by VATS for Treatment of Postoperative Chylothorax: A Short Case Series

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, W. Grossi, M. Vecchiato, A. Martino, Antonio Ziccarelli, R. Petri, A. Morelli   +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, Vanessa Arnet, Paulo Soares, A. Gomes, S. Costa, P. Guerra, J. Casanova, I. Azevedo   +7 more
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