Successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt trauma

Successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt trauma

Chylothorax is a rare condition after blunt trauma. We present a 32-year-olds man with a thoracic duct injury resulting in the right chylothorax after a motor vehicle collision. After the failure of conservative management, the patient underwent lymphangiography and successfully embolized the thorac...

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Main Authors: Le Thanh Dung, PhD, Than Van Sy, MD, MSc, Ngo Thi Linh, MD, MSc, Dinh Trong Tuyen, MD, Dinh The Hung, MD, MSc, Vu Van Cuong, MD, PhD, Ta Hong Nhung, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Thoracic duct injury
Chylothorax
Embolization
Thoracic duct trauma
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323001681

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