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Arvind Kumar1, Belal Bin Asaf, Krishan Chugh
1Centre for Chest Surgery and Lung Transplantation, Institute of Robotic Surgery, and *Institute of Child Health; Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. Correspondence to: Prof. Arvind Kumar, Room No. 2328, Institute of Robotic Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India. arvindreena@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Spontaneous chylothorax, without a predisposing factor is an uncommon cause of pleural effusion beyond the neonatal period. We present a case of left sided spontaneous chylothorax in a 20-month-old boy. We report successful management of this difficult problem with thoracoscopic ligation of thoracic duct after a failed trial with conservative management.
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