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Left-sided chylothorax due to tuberculosis in an adult
Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2018 A spontaneous chylothorax is rare. Chylothorax as a manifestation of tuberculosis (TB) is very rare even in countries where TB is endemic. We report a case of left sided chylothorax due to TB in a 50-year-old male alcoholic who presented with hypotension
K Gowrinath, K R R. Umamahesh
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Chylothorax after patent ductus arteriosus ligation in a dog with persistent left cranial vena cava. [PDF]
Aust Vet JThis report is the first to document chylothorax after patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation in a dog with a persistent left cranial vena cava (PLCVC), highlighting potential complications arising from concurrent cardiovascular anomalies. A nine‐month‐old female desexed Pomeranian was referred for PDA. Echocardiography confirmed a left‐to‐right shunt
Nash TR, Hosgood GL.
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Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2021 A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was how efficacious are Octreotide and Somatostatin in the management of chylothorax in congenital cardiac surgical patients.
Sudharsan Madhavan, M. Nakao
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Respirology Case Reports, 2021 Dasatinib is a potent and effective second‐generation oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is clinically indicated for the treatment of imatinib‐resistant or imatinib‐intolerant breakpoint cluster region‐Abelson (BCR‐ABL)‐positive chronic myeloid ...
Chao-Chin Hsu, J. Hsu, Kuan-Li Wu
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Congenital chylothorax: Current evidence-based prenatal and post-natal diagnosis and management.
Lymphology, 2020 Congenital chylothorax is an uncommon condition but represents the main cause of congenital pleural effusion during the neonatal period. It usually appears before birth, both as an isolated disorder or in association with hydrops fetalis, negatively ...
L. C. D. Angelis +9 more
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Hepatic Chylothorax in a 73-Year-Old Man With Undiagnosed Cirrhosis
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical CasesChylothorax is a specific type of pleural effusion characterized by the accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity. We wish to present an unusual case of chylothorax in a 73-year-old man who presented with generalized body swelling and right chylothorax
Tamiru B. Berake +2 more
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Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022 Although chylothorax is a well-described complication of malignancy, especially lymphoma, breast adenocarcinoma has not been a commonly implicated primary tumor. There has been only one published report of biochemically confirmed bilateral chylothorax in
Ralph Llewel Sabang +4 more
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Chylothorax after Surgery for Congenital Cardiac Disease: A Prevention and Management Protocol
The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2020 Background Chylothorax after congenital heart surgery is not an uncommon complication, and it is associated with significant morbidity. However, consensus treatment guidelines are lacking.
Y. Shin +3 more
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A rare case of membranous nephropathy complicated by chylothorax
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal MedicineBackground: 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
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BioMedicine, 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
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