An Unusual Cause of Chylothorax after Esophagectomy

An Unusual Cause of Chylothorax after Esophagectomy

Chylothorax due to inadvertent thoracic duct injury after esophagectomy is a well-known complication and requires careful postoperative management and timely intervention to prevent potential morbidity and mortality. We present a case of high-output chylothorax after esophagectomy where the source o...

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Main Authors: John Mathew Manipadam, Chokkappu S. Kumar, Rajesh Antony, Abhishek Yadav, H. Ramesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2020-07-01
Series:The Surgery Journal
Subjects:
chylothorax
esophagectomy
chyle
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1713417
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spelling doaj-7ce827e6e0e84beab1b7c03e757f36802021-02-02T05:04:41ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.The Surgery Journal2378-51282378-51362020-07-010603e157e15910.1055/s-0040-1713417An Unusual Cause of Chylothorax after EsophagectomyJohn Mathew Manipadam0Chokkappu S. Kumar1Rajesh Antony2Abhishek Yadav3H. Ramesh4Department of GI surgery and liver transplantation, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of GI surgery and liver transplantation, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Radiology, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Liver Transplantation, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of GI surgery and liver transplantation, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, IndiaChylothorax due to inadvertent thoracic duct injury after esophagectomy is a well-known complication and requires careful postoperative management and timely intervention to prevent potential morbidity and mortality. We present a case of high-output chylothorax after esophagectomy where the source of chyle leak was not in the thorax.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1713417chylothoraxesophagectomychyle
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author John Mathew Manipadam
Chokkappu S. Kumar
Rajesh Antony
Abhishek Yadav
H. Ramesh
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Chokkappu S. Kumar
Rajesh Antony
Abhishek Yadav
H. Ramesh
An Unusual Cause of Chylothorax after Esophagectomy
The Surgery Journal
chylothorax
esophagectomy
chyle
author_facet John Mathew Manipadam
Chokkappu S. Kumar
Rajesh Antony
Abhishek Yadav
H. Ramesh
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title An Unusual Cause of Chylothorax after Esophagectomy
title_short An Unusual Cause of Chylothorax after Esophagectomy
title_full An Unusual Cause of Chylothorax after Esophagectomy
title_fullStr An Unusual Cause of Chylothorax after Esophagectomy
title_full_unstemmed An Unusual Cause of Chylothorax after Esophagectomy
title_sort unusual cause of chylothorax after esophagectomy
publisher Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
series The Surgery Journal
issn 2378-5128
2378-5136
publishDate 2020-07-01
description Chylothorax due to inadvertent thoracic duct injury after esophagectomy is a well-known complication and requires careful postoperative management and timely intervention to prevent potential morbidity and mortality. We present a case of high-output chylothorax after esophagectomy where the source of chyle leak was not in the thorax.
topic chylothorax
esophagectomy
chyle
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1713417
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