Post total thyroidectomy, isolated right side chylothorax with high output fistula managed with lymphangiography

Post total thyroidectomy, isolated right side chylothorax with high output fistula managed with lymphangiography

Chylothorax is a rare complication after total thyroidectomy with radical neck dissection, and isolated right side chylothorax is even rarer. Treatment may be conservative or surgical. Besides being helpful in making a diagnosis, thoracic duct lymphangiography (TDL) may be therapeutic in some cases....

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Main Authors: Dhruva Sharma, Deven Juneja, Omender Singh, Amit Goel, Prashant Singh, Varun Arora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Respiratory Care
Subjects:
high outflow chylothorax
right side chylothorax
thoracic duct lymphangiography
Online Access:http://www.ijrc.in/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2021;volume=10;issue=2;spage=249;epage=251;aulast=Sharma

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