A challenging case of a chyle leak following axillary lymph node clearance

Chyle leak following axillary lymph node clearance is a rarely reported complication. We present a case of chylous leakage following axillary lymph node clearance, which was diagnosed on clinical grounds. Surgical re-exploration was undertaken due to ongoing high output. However, the chylous leak re...

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Autores principales: Wong, Joshua, Farkas, Nicholas, Monib, Sherif, Thomson, Simon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7442916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32855803
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa286
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description Chyle leak following axillary lymph node clearance is a rarely reported complication. We present a case of chylous leakage following axillary lymph node clearance, which was diagnosed on clinical grounds. Surgical re-exploration was undertaken due to ongoing high output. However, the chylous leak recurred post-operatively, if at a lower rate. The patient was subsequently managed successfully with conservative measures, primarily utilizing regular aspiration and compression bandaging to the axilla.
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spelling pubmed-74429162020-08-26 A challenging case of a chyle leak following axillary lymph node clearance Wong, Joshua Farkas, Nicholas Monib, Sherif Thomson, Simon J Surg Case Rep Case Report Chyle leak following axillary lymph node clearance is a rarely reported complication. We present a case of chylous leakage following axillary lymph node clearance, which was diagnosed on clinical grounds. Surgical re-exploration was undertaken due to ongoing high output. However, the chylous leak recurred post-operatively, if at a lower rate. The patient was subsequently managed successfully with conservative measures, primarily utilizing regular aspiration and compression bandaging to the axilla. Oxford University Press 2020-08-22 /pmc/articles/PMC7442916/ /pubmed/32855803 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa286 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2020. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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