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Management of chylous fistula using the fibrin adhesive set
G A Velegrakis1, E P Prokopakis, C E Papadakis
1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Greece.
Abstract:
Chylous fistula complicates 1.1% of all radical neck dissections, and 2.4% of left-sided dissections. The standard treatment of established chylous leak in the reported cases is a pressure dressing applied to the lower neck. Here we present a case of chylous fistula, where conservative methods failed to cope with this complication. The additional application of a fibrin adhesive set was a successful modality of treatment.