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Traumatic chylothorax: a dilemma to surgeons and interventionists
Parvez Mohi Ud Din Dar1, Shivanand Gamanagatti2, Pratyusha Priyadarshini1
1Division of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Chylothorax is generally seen due to iatrogenic injury to the thoracic duct during thoracic or neck surgery. It can also be encountered secondary to chest trauma either blunt or penetrating. Percutaneous thoracic duct embolisation is an alternative to surgical treatment and is considered an effective and safe minimally invasive treatment option for chylothorax with a success rate of about 80%. We present a case of blunt trauma to the chest with chylothorax, which was successfully managed with transvenous retrograde thoracic duct embolisation.
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