Pham, Kay T. Balaguru, Duraisamy Tammisetti, Varaha S. Guevara, Carlos J. Rasmussen, John C. Zvavanjanja, Rodrick C. Hanfland, Robert Sevick-Muraca, Eva M. Aldrich, Melissa B.
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European Journal of Medical Research
BackgroundChylothorax is a rare complication of pediatric cardiac operations that occurs more frequently in children with Noonan syndrome, a genetic disorder associated with cardiac defects and lymphatic anomalies.Case presentationWe report a case of postoperative chylothorax in a 6-month-old infant with Noonan syndrome where multimodality lymphati...
Garner, Megan Duvva, Dileep Gosney, John Buderi, Silviu
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Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Ruptured thoracic duct cysts are an extremely rare occurrence that may arise spontaneously or due to trauma. Surgical treatment is needed to provide a definitive diagnosis, drain the chylothorax and ligate the thoracic duct to prevent reoccurrence. We report the case of a woman with a ruptured thoracic duct cyst presenting with abdominal pain and s...
Biko, David M Dori, Yoav Savoca, Melanie Krishnamurthy, Ganesh Smith, Christopher L Laje, Pablo Rome, Jonathan J Escobar, Fernando
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Paediatric respiratory reviews
Pulmonary lymphatic flow disorders involve the abnormal lymphatic flow via lymphatic channels to the lungs and pleural space. Plastic bronchitis and chylothorax are the main complications of this abnormal lymphatic perfusion, which has been termed pulmonary lymphatic perfusion syndrome (PLPS). Following lymphatic access, dynamic contrast MR lymphan...
Kelly, Benjamin Mohanakumar, Sheyanth Hjortdal, Vibeke Elisabeth
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Current Cardiology Reports
Purpose of ReviewLymphatic disorders have received an increasing amount of attention over the last decade. Sparked primarily by improved imaging modalities and the dawn of lymphatic interventions, understanding, diagnostics, and treatment of lymphatic complications have undergone considerable improvements. Thus, the current review aims to summarize...
Vadala, Rohit Talwar, Dhruv Talwar, Deepak
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Respirology case reports
Chylothorax is an uncommon pleural effusion characterized by the presence of chyle in the pleural space. Malignancy, trauma, and infections such as tuberculosis and filariasis can result in chylothorax. The chyle is an odourless and white liquid; however, around 50% of chylothorax is not milky (serosanguineous) and 10% of chylothorax is idiopathic ...
Aoki, Ayako Hara, Yu Okudela, Koji Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Doshita, Kosei Hashimoto, Hisashi Nakashima, Kentaro Horita, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Nobuaki Kaneko, Takeshi
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Thoracic Cancer
This case of invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (IMA) showed subpleural micronodular opacities and chylothorax as unusual chest computed tomography (CT) patterns for IMA. IMA should be considered in the differential diagnosis of subpleural micronodular opacities accompanied by pleural effusion on chest CT.
Fatah, Abraham Audiyanto, Theo
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The American journal of case reports
BACKGROUND Chylous ascites is a rare condition, which is defined by accumulation of a milky fluid due to high triglyceride levels. It is most commonly secondary to malignancy, liver cirrhosis, infection, and tuberculosis. CASE REPORT A 21-year-old woman from rural Indonesia, came to the hospital with chronic dyspnea and a history of repeated parace...
Yang, Young Ho Park, Seong Yong Kim, Dae Joon
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The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Surgeons recommend dissecting lymph nodes in the thorax, abdomen, and neck during surgery for esophageal cancer because of the possibility of metastasis to the lymph nodes in those areas through the lymphatic plexus of the esophageal submucosal layer. Extensive lymph node dissection is essential for accurate staging and is thought to improve surviv...
Jun, Hoyong Hur, Saebeom
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The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Postoperative chylothorax is a rare occurrence after various thoracic surgical procedures, but it poses a substantial risk of morbidity and mortality. Thoracic duct embolization (TDE) is currently deemed the optimal treatment due to its safety and efficacy. This review offers an introduction to interventional options in this setting, detailing the ...
Long, Wei-Guang Cai, Bin Deng, Jian-Ming Liu, Yang Wang, Wen-Jie Luo, Juan
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Translational Pediatrics
Background Chylothorax is a rare disease, defined as an abnormal accumulation of chylous lymphatic effusion in thoracic cavity, with a high mortality rate in pediatric patients. At present, there are few studies on the treatment of pediatric chylothorax, and conservative treatments like somatostatin (SST) and pleurodesis are performed empirically. ...
