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Presentations and management of different causes of chylothorax in children: one medical center’s experience

open access: yesBioMedicine, 2017
Background: Chylothorax in children is a relatively rare cause of pleural effusion. However, it is usually a common complication of cardiothoracic operations like open-heart surgery.
Lin Chien-Heng   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transudative chylothorax in liver cirrhosis; an underappreciated entity

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020
Chylothorax is a rare pathology with potentially severe consequences. Transudative chylothorax remain an extremely rare entity. Cirrhosis is often an underappreciated cause. We report a case of transudative chylothorax in 62-year-old woman with cirrhosis
Asma Migaou   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Application of Progressive Suspension in Thoracoscopic Right Upper Lobectomy

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the clinical efficacy of the progressive suspension method and conventional thoracoscopic pulmonary resection in right upper lobectomy. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted involving 60 patients admitted to the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Cangzhou Central Hospital from January 2024 to March 2025. Patients
Liankai Yang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A rare case of membranous nephropathy complicated by chylothorax

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Background: Chylothorax can be classified into traumatic and nontraumatic based on the etiology. Nephrotic syndrome is a very rare cause of nontraumatic chylothorax in adults. Case presentation: A 66-year-old woman with membranous nephropathy who was non-
Abdelhadi Farouji   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Postoperative Care and Management in Pediatric Hematology‐Oncology Patients

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric patients with hematologic and oncologic diseases often undergo surgical procedures as part of diagnosis and therapy. These include central venous catheter placements, tumor resections, lymph node and bone marrow biopsies, among others.
Shachi Srivatsa, Sara A. Mansfield
wiley   +1 more source

Postoperative chylothorax following surgical transection of a left ligamentum arteriosum in a cat with a persistent right aortic arch

open access: yesVeterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, May 2026.
Abstract A 6‐month‐old intact female domestic shorthair cat was presented for surgical correction of a vascular ring anomaly. The main clinical sign on presentation was persistent regurgitation after ingestion of solid food. Computed tomography of the thorax confirmed the diagnosis of a persistent right aortic arch (PRAA) with a left ligamentum ...
Adriaan D. Pont   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Milky Effusion in Giant Empyema Caused by Streptococcus viridans

open access: yesRespirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
This 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.
Guo Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A patient with traumatic chylothorax

open access: yesInternational Journal of General Medicine, 2012
Amina Barkat,1 Ilham Benbouchta,1 Lamia Karboubi,1 Zineb Ghanimi,2 Meryem Kabiri11National Reference Center in Neonatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital, Rabat, Morocco; 2University Mohammed V souissi of Rabat, Rabat, MoroccoAbstract ...
Barkat A   +4 more
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Direct Percutaneous Needle Puncture and Intrapulmonary Lymphatic Embolization for Treatment of Chylothorax in a Patient with Lymphoma

open access: yes대한영상의학회지, 2020
Lymphoma is a common cause of nontraumatic chylothorax. Clinical success rates of thoracic duct embolization are lower in patients with nontraumatic chylothorax compared to patients with traumatic chylothorax.
Lee Hwangbo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exercise and Nutrition Prehabilitation Program During Preoperative Chemotherapy Followed by Esophagectomy in Older Patients With Esophageal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 10, Issue 2, Page 470-482, March 2026.
This prospective randomized trial evaluated whether prehabilitation, exercise and nutrition intervention, enhance skeletal muscle mass during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in older patients with esophageal cancer undergoing esophagectomy. We also investigated whether exercise alone was sufficient to increase skeletal muscle mass, and whether nutritional ...
Keijiro Sugimura   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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