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Retrograde thoracic duct embolization for adult-onset plastic bronchitis with idiopathic lymphatic flow anomaly [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
We report a case of a patient who developed adult-onset plastic bronchitis (PB) due to aberrant lymphatic anatomy, which resulted in direct lymph drainage into the left lower lobe bronchus.
Hayden L. Hofmann, BS, Jesse Han, BA, Jenanan Vairavamurthy, MD, Ramon R. Ter-Oganesyan, MD   +3 more
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High-output chyloperitoneum following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication treated with retrograde transvenous thoracic duct embolization [PDF]

CVIR Endovascular, 2020
Background Iatrogenic injury of the thoracic duct with clinical significant chyloperitoneum is a rare complication of abdominal surgery. Chyloperitoneum following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication has been described in a few cases only.
Gernot Rott, Frieder Boecker
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Trans-cervical thoracic duct embolization for post-surgical left Chylothorax in a patient with multifocal lymphatic malformations [PDF]

CVIR Endovascular, 2021
Background Mediastinal and abdominal lymphatic malformations may not be diagnosed until adulthood. Radiologic and pathologic diagnosis is often challenging due to the rarity of the lesion.
Karan Gulaya, Pouya Entezari, Riad Salem, Ahsun Riaz   +3 more
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Retrograde thoracic duct embolization in an idiopathic case of chylopericardium [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
This is a novel case of idiopathic chylopericardium and chylothorax in a young male who had no significant medical history. He first presented with dyspnea due to idiopathic chylopericardium, which was refractory to medical and surgical treatments ...
Renata Kiri Mak, Hon Shing Fung, Tak Kwong Chan, Hoi Leong Chum   +3 more
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Cholecystitis-an uncommon complication following thoracic duct embolization for chylothorax: A case report. [PDF]

World J Clin Cases, 2022
BACKGROUND Chylothorax is an uncommon condition in which chyle leaks into the pleural cavity, and biliary peritonitis is a rare complication of thoracic duct embolization in clinical practice.
Dung LV, Hien MM, Tra My TT, Luu DT, Linh LT, Duc NM.   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Retrograde Transvenous Thoracic Duct Embolization for Tubercular Chylothorax. [PDF]

Cureus
This case study documents the clinical profile of a 27-year-old male patient who visited the medical facility two months ago with complaints of dry cough, fatigue, weight loss, and occasional fever. He had been treated for ascites and pleural effusion in the hospital before presentation and returned with an intercostal drain in place.
Agrawal P, Banode P, Agrawal S, Nagendra V.   +3 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Ethiodized oil interference of planned radioiodine therapy post thoracic duct embolization: report of 2 cases [PDF]

JCEM Case Rep
Radioiodine (RAI) therapy is considered in differentiated thyroid cancers (DTC) following surgery. While rare, a severe chyle leak (CL) resulting from surgery may require treatment with thoracic duct embolization (TDE) following lymphangiography.
Spencer Thorn Smith, Ka Kit Wong, Mitchel Muhleman, Joshua Carrier, Jared A. Christensen, Benjamin L. Viglianti   +5 more
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Pneumonectomy Space Infection After Thoracic Duct Embolization. [PDF]

Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep
Thoracic duct embolization has gained widespread acceptance as an effective treatment of postoperative chylothorax. We describe a patient with chylothorax after pneumonectomy requiring thoracic duct embolization who presented again with a pneumonectomy space infection.
Guns W, Seadler BD, Linsky PL, White SB, Gasparri MG.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Thoracic Duct Embolization for Delayed Chyle Leak After Lewis-Tanner Esophagectomy. [PDF]

Am J Case Rep, 2022
Patient: Male, 54-year-old Final Diagnosis: Chyle leak Symptoms: Abdominal pain Medication:— Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Radiology • Surgery Objective: Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment Background: Radical esophagectomy for cancer is a ...
Franceschilli M, Argirò R, Siragusa L, Usai V, Sibio S, Di Carlo S.   +5 more
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Chylothorax treatment with thoracic duct embolization

Perspectives in Surgery, 2022
The authors present a case of a patient with non-traumatic right-sided chylothorax which was successfully treated by thoracic duct embolization. The procedure was performed through the cisterna chyli which was visualised by intranodal lymphography. The coils and acrylic tissue glues were used for embolization. The patient has been followed for 5 months
V, Chovanec, J, Drugda, M, Lojík, P, Vodárek, P, Žák, I, Hanke, V, Koblížek   +6 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources