High-volume bilateral chylothorax presenting with hypoxemia and shock in a pediatric patient following tracheostomy revision: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Chylothorax is a rare complication of surgical neck dissection. This is the first reported pediatric case of bilateral chylothorax following cervical surgery and the first to occur after tracheoplasty. Chylothorax can lead to significant complications, including hypoxemia and shock, an...

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Autores principales: Thatcher, Aaron L, Yu, Jane, Kuo, Kevin W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4618843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26493840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-015-0721-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4618843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26493840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-015-0721-6

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