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Transaxillary First Rib Resection for Treatment of the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Published on: September 13, 2020
Chylothorax after surgical treatment of right-sided thoracic outlet syndrome
Luiz Felipe Lopes Araujo1, Alexandre Heitor Moreschi, Guilherme Baroni de Macedo
1Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
Abstract:
Chylothorax as a complication of the surgical treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome is a quite rare event. We report a case of right-sided chylothorax and present a brief review on the treatment of postoperative chylothorax.
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