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Late presentation of tension chylothorax following blunt chest trauma
1Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DY, Oxfordshire, UK.
Abstract:
We describe the case of tension chylothorax in a 29-year-old man following blunt chest trauma sustained in a road traffic accident. This presented with respiratory and haemodynamic compromise. Conservative treatment was attempted but definitive surgical intervention was required.