Chyloptysis with Right Middle Lobe Syndrome Complicated Postoperatively by Chylothorax: An Unusual Cause of Right Middle Lobe Syndrome

Chyloptysis, in the context of middle lobe syndrome, and chylothorax are rare clinical entities. They are reported in the medical literature mostly as case reports, but never together in the same patient. The present report describes the case of a 34-year-old woman who presented with chyloptysis ass...

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Main Authors: Chamani Illamperuma, John Reid, Rani Kanthan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/370496