Refractory chylothorax following a transhepatic gunshot wound to the abdomen requiring unorthodox surgical treatment.

Refractory chylothorax following a transhepatic gunshot wound to the abdomen requiring unorthodox surgical treatment.

An 18 year-old-male sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen which required an uneventful hepatorrhaphy. He later returned with a large right effusion and was diagnosed with a chylothorax. The output was persistent despite conservative measures. Thoracotomy with attempted thoracic duct ligation was...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hassan Bukhary, Eddy Carrillo, Andrew Rosenthal, Joseph Cestero, Antonio Pepe, Rafael Sanchez, Seong K. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2010-08-01
Series:Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
chylothorax
gunshot
trauma
effusion
thoracotomy
Online Access:http://jscr.co.uk/2010/08/cardiothoracic-surgery/refractory-chylothorax-following-a-transhepatic-gunshot-wound-to-the-abdomen-requiring-unorthodox-surgical-treatment/

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http://jscr.co.uk/2010/08/cardiothoracic-surgery/refractory-chylothorax-following-a-transhepatic-gunshot-wound-to-the-abdomen-requiring-unorthodox-surgical-treatment/

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