• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제72권1호
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• pp.59-62
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• 2012

Tube thoracostomy is known to cause complications such as bleeding or infection, but the incidence of chylothorax secondary to tube thoracostomy is under-reported, and therefore, we report this case. A patient was diagnosed as systemic lupus erythematosus with pleural and pericardial involvement. During repeated therapeutic thoracentesis, which were performed because of poor response to steroids and cylophosphamide, hemothorax developed and we therefore inserted a chest tube. The pleural effusion changed from red to milky color in several hours and we diagnosed the pleural effusion as chylothorax. Total parenteral nutrition based on medium-chain triglycerides was supplied to this patient and chylothorax was improved after 4 days.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.1028-1032
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• 1991

A 17-year-old man was admitted for chronic anterior chest pain and dyspnea. He was undergone pericardiocentesis for chylopericardium and thoracostomy tube drainage for right sided chylothorax. Approximately 2000ml per day from right chest tube was drained during 20 days Supradiaphragmatic ligation of thoracic duct was performed and there was no drainage postoperatively and immediately antituberculous medication was done.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.193-194
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• 2000

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.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.200-204
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• 2020

Postoperative chylothorax is a rare occurrence after various thoracic surgical procedures, but it poses a substantial risk of morbidity and mortality. Thoracic duct embolization (TDE) is currently deemed the optimal treatment due to its safety and efficacy. This review offers an introduction to interventional options in this setting, detailing the steps of TDE for the edification of those engaged in postoperative care.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.1029-1031
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• 2004

림프관평활근종증은 드문 질환이며, 임상경과상 악성으로 분류할 수 있다. 복통을 주소로 입원한 21세 여자 환자가 골반 내시경을 통해 난소 황체 출혈을 지혈하였고, 그 후 유미성 복수로 개복하여 후 복막에 위치한 낭성 종양을 절제하여 림프관평활근종증으로 조직 진단 받았다. 홀몬 치료 중 유미흉이 발생하여 흉부외과에서 개흉하여 림프액 누출부위를 봉합결찰하였고, 10% 포타딘 관주로 유미흉은 호전되었으나 유미성 복수가 재발하였으며 진단 6개월에 전신 쇠약과 호흡 부전으로 사망하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.407-410
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• 2017

Traumatic chylothorax after blunt chest trauma alone is considered rare. Our patient was a 27-year-old female who was in a motorcycle accident and sustained blunt thoracic and traumatic thoracic aortic injuries with T1-T2 vertebral subluxation. She underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair from T4 to T9 without any thoracic or spinal surgery. On postoperative day 7, the drainage from her left chest turned into a milky-white fluid indicative of chyle leakage. The patient was treated conservatively for 2 weeks and then the chest drain was safely removed. The results show that traumatic chylothorax can be successfully managed with conservative treatment.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.273-275
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• 2000

Endoscopic sympathicotomy is the choice of the treatment for hyperhidrosis. There are some recognized risks such as Honer's syndrome and Hemopneumothorax; however, Chylothorax has very rarely been reported after thoracic sympathicotomy. We recently encountered a case of chylothorax. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment is noteworthy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.951-953
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• 1995

A male 17-year-old boy was tranferred from a private hospital for persistent bilateral pleural effusion.The effusion was confirmed　as bilateral chylothorax by chest CT and lymphangiography. Persistent accumulation of the chylothorax was uncontrollable more 1000cc daily ever after pleuroperitoneal shunt operation and thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation at Rt. side. Chemical pleurodesis with OK 432 into pleural cavity through thoracostomy tube was attempted as 1.5 KE-3 KE diluted in 50ml of normal saline for 3 consecutive days resulted dramatic reduction of the drainage amount. Chemical pleurodesis with OK 432 appeared to be very helpful for management idiopathic bilateral chylothorax.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.202-204
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• 2018

We report a case of high-output chylothorax associated with thrombo-occlusion of the superior vena cava (SVC) and left innominate vein (LIV) following an arterial switch operation in a neonate. The chylothorax was resolved by 3 weeks after surgical reconstruction of the SVC and LIV using fresh autologous pericardium. We confirmed the patency of the SVC and LIV with a 1-year follow-up computed tomographic scan at our outpatient clinic.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.298-301
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• 2007

선천성 심장병의 수술후 발생되는 유미흉은 드문 합병증이다. 이는 수분, 전해질 및 영양의 불균형을 초래할 뿐만 아니라 감염에 취약함을 보이기도 한다. 지금까지의 보존요법에 대해 비교적 치료성적이 좋으나 치료에 반응하지 않는 경우에는 수술적 중재가 불가피하다. 저자들은 보존요법과 octreotide 주입을 병행하여 수술적 중재를 피하고 효과적으로 치료한 수술후 발생된 유미흉 2례를 보고하는 바이다.