Treatment of Delayed Chylothorax Complicating Oesophagectomy

Treatment of Delayed Chylothorax Complicating Oesophagectomy

A patient with carcinoma of the cardia underwent Ivor-Lewis oesophagogastrectomy. He developed right chylothorax postoperatively, which is a rare complication. Attempts to treat the chylothorax by conservative means and thoracoscopic ligation failed. Finally, pleurodesis using bleomycin successfully...

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Main Authors: Sukumar Nadesan, Teoh C. Ming, Gunasegaran Thangaveloo, Ali Yaakub Jasmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-04-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
chylothorax
oesophageal carcinoma
pleurodesis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409602803

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