Therapeutic effect of lymphography in the postoperative chylothorax – case reports and literature review
Authors:
Vendelín Chovanec 1; Šárka Žbánková 2; Antonín Krajina 1; Lukáš Maršík 3; Ivo Hanke 3; Roman Hanáček 4
Authors‘ workplace:
Radiologická klinika LF UK a FN Hradec Králové
1; Klinika hrudní chirurgie 3. LF UK a FTN, Praha
2; Kardiochirurgická klinika LF UK a FN Hradec Králové
3; Neurochirugická klinika LF UK a FN Hradec Králové
4
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2023; 162: 32-36
Category:
Case Report
Overview
Postoperative chylothorax is a well-known rare complication of thoracic surgery. It is a serious complication that is fatal in cases of inadequate treatment. The authors present 2 cases of postoperative chylothorax that were successfully treated by performing pedal and/or intranodal lymphography. In one case, the patient underwent lymphography after previous unsuccessful surgical ligation of the thoracic duct. The presented case reports describe therapeutic importance of conventional lymphography as a minimally invasive treatment of the postoperative chylothorax.
Keywords:
chylothorax – lymphography – intranodal – pedal
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