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Olga Achildi1, Brian P Smith, Harsh Grewal
1Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Children's Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA.
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A
|September 29, 2006
Abstract:
We report a case of a 2-year old girl with a spontaneous chylothorax who presented with respiratory distress. The management of this condition, which included thoracic duct ligation using a thoracoscopic technique, is discussed, and we review the literature on chylothorax.