TREATMENT OF CHYLOTHORAX - ANESTHESIOLOGICAL OR SURGICAL PROBLEM?

The progress of surgery, the widespread use in the clinic of cardiac surgery and extended lymphadenectomy in thoracic surgery led to a greater incidence of the thoracic lymphatic duct ' trauma. That is why the actuality of treatment of chylothorax and chylorrhea is increased. The aim; improvement of diagnostics, prevention and treatment results ofpatients with chylothorax and chylorrhea.

37 patients (14 women and 23 men) with chylothorax had been treating with our participation in different hospitals from 2004 to 2014. The age of the patients was from 32 to 71 years. In 34 patients chylothorax occurred after surgery, in 3 patients - during the decompensation of the therapy diseases with the use of central venous catheterization, with an earlier clinic of thrombosis of the large veins of the neck.

Conservative therapy had good clinical effect of 83.8%. 1 patient died due to pneumonia of the single lung on the background of chylothorax developed in the postoperative period after right-sided pneumonectomy. In other cases, chylothorax was eliminated and in the late period had no recurrence.

prevention of chylothorax depends on the experience of the operating surgeon. If there is doubt intact thoracic lymphatic duct, it has tightened with the stitching surrounding adipose tissue. Conservative therapy is the method of choice in the treatment of chylothorax. Surgery is indicated for failure of conservative therapy within the first two weeks, or when massive chylorrhea takes place.