Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Surgical Treatent for Chylothorax Following Cardiac Surgery -1 case report-

개심술 후 발생한 유미휴의 수술치험 1례

  • 최준영 (경상대학교병원 흉부외과 경상대학교 의과대학 심혈관 연구소)
  • Published : 2000.02.01
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Abstract

A 45-year-old woman was diagnosed as having chylothorax after a mitral valve replacement for mitral stenosis. direct injury of lymphatics in thymus a ramification of thoracic duct was presumed to be responsibe for this complication. Four weeks of conservative treatment failed and surgical treatment was performed, We report a case of surgical treatment for chlyothorax after and open heart surgery.

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