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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| author | 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 |
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| description | 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 thoracic duct. This report emphasizes the importance of identifying thoracic duct injury in setting blunt trauma and management of this injury. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a92597ee9b6c4ebdaca0f36fde99084b2023-04-07T06:49:37ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332023-06-0118621212125Successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt traumaLe Thanh Dung, PhD0Than Van Sy, MD, MSc1Ngo Thi Linh, MD, MSc2Dinh Trong Tuyen, MD3Dinh The Hung, MD, MSc4Vu Van Cuong, MD, PhD5Ta Hong Nhung, MD, MSc6Department of Radiology, Viet Duc University Hospital, 40 Trang Thi St, Hang Bong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi 100000, VietnamDepartment of Radiology, Viet Duc University Hospital, 40 Trang Thi St, Hang Bong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam; Corresponding author.Nutrition Department, Viet Duc University Hospital, 40 Trang Thi St, Hang Bong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi 100000, VietnamSpine Surgery Department, Viet Duc University Hospital, 40 Trang Thi St, Hang Bong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi 100000, VietnamSpine Surgery Department, Viet Duc University Hospital, 40 Trang Thi St, Hang Bong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi 100000, VietnamSpine Surgery Department, Viet Duc University Hospital, 40 Trang Thi St, Hang Bong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi 100000, VietnamRadiology Centrer, Vietnam National Cancer Hospital, 30 Cau Buou, Tan Trieu, Thanh Tri, Hanoi, 100000, VietnamChylothorax 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 thoracic duct. This report emphasizes the importance of identifying thoracic duct injury in setting blunt trauma and management of this injury.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323001681Thoracic duct injuryChylothoraxEmbolizationThoracic duct trauma |
| spellingShingle | 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 Successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt trauma Radiology Case Reports Thoracic duct injury Chylothorax Embolization Thoracic duct trauma |
| title | Successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt trauma |
| title_full | Successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt trauma |
| title_fullStr | Successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt trauma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt trauma |
| title_short | Successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt trauma |
| title_sort | successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt trauma |
| topic | Thoracic duct injury Chylothorax Embolization Thoracic duct trauma |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323001681 |
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