An Unusual Cause of Chylothorax after Esophagectomy

Chylothorax due to inadvertent thoracic duct injury after esophagectomy is a well-known complication and requires careful postoperative management and timely intervention to prevent potential morbidity and mortality. We present a case of high-output chylothorax after esophagectomy where the source o...

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Autores principales: Manipadam, John Mathew, Kumar, Chokkappu S., Antony, Rajesh, Yadav, Abhishek, Ramesh, H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishers 2020
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7487323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32939399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1713417
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author Manipadam, John Mathew
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description Chylothorax due to inadvertent thoracic duct injury after esophagectomy is a well-known complication and requires careful postoperative management and timely intervention to prevent potential morbidity and mortality. We present a case of high-output chylothorax after esophagectomy where the source of chyle leak was not in the thorax.
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spelling pubmed-74873232020-09-15 An Unusual Cause of Chylothorax after Esophagectomy Manipadam, John Mathew Kumar, Chokkappu S. Antony, Rajesh Yadav, Abhishek Ramesh, H. Surg J (N Y) Chylothorax due to inadvertent thoracic duct injury after esophagectomy is a well-known complication and requires careful postoperative management and timely intervention to prevent potential morbidity and mortality. We present a case of high-output chylothorax after esophagectomy where the source of chyle leak was not in the thorax. Thieme Medical Publishers 2020-09-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7487323/ /pubmed/32939399 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1713417 Text en The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is properly cited. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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