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Shefali M Gokhale1, Manish Bhatia2
1From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Inlaks and Budhrani Hospital, Sadhu Vaswani Mission's Medical Complex.
Abstract:
Here is a case of chyle leak post McKeown esophagectomy. Lymphoscintigraphy with 99m Tc-filtered sulfur colloid revealed tracer accumulation along the thoracic duct and in the left hemithorax. Precise localization of leak was done by SPECT-CT imaging. This enabled timely surgical intervention and reduced further morbidity. This procedure is not only precise but also cost-effective as compared with the other available investigations.
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