Cargando…

Post-Operative Chylothorax in Children Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery

Chylothorax is a rare postoperative complication of congenital heart surgery. It has high morbidity with increased hospital stay and cost of treatment. Damage to the thoracic duct, disruption of accessory lymphatic vessels, and increased venous pressure exceeding that in the thoracic duct have been...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ahmed, Mehnaz Atiq
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8038894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33859882
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13811