Chylothorax after spinal fusion surgery: A case report and literature review

Chylothorax is reported as a postoperative complication, mainly in the field of thoracic surgery, but there are only 14 reports in the field of spinal surgery.A 64-year-old woman underwent spinal fusion surgery by the anterior and posterior approach for her scoliosis. She developed leg edema and rig...

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Main Authors: Kazutoshi Toriyama, Nariaki Kokuho, Chika Yajima, Junichiro Kawagoe, Yuuki Togashi, Takao Tsuji, Hideaki Nakayama, Shinji Abe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118303599