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Traumatic Chylothorax

Accumulation of lymph fluid in the pleural cavity as a result of thoracic trauma.
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2011
2011
Bilateral traumatic chylothorax treated by thoracic duct embolization: A rare treatment for an uncommon problem
Prolonged chylothorax is a rare, life-threatening, pleural effusion that may be encountered in the setting of trauma… 
2009
2009
Bilateral chylothorax after blunt thoracic trauma: a case report.
Traumatic chylothorax other than iatrogenic thoracic duct injury is extremely rare in children. Chylothorax can cause… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Somatostatin treatment of congenital chylothorax may induce transient hypothyroidism in newborns.
AIM To describe a group of neonates with congenital, non-traumatic chylothorax, one of whom developed transient hypothyroidism… 
2000
2000
Preoperative and postoperative lymphoscintigraphy using Tc-99m sulfur colloid in the repair of a lymphatic leak in a patient with traumatic chylothorax.
Lymphoscintigraphy can identify abnormal lymphatic leakage and drainage in chyluria, chyloperitoneum, and chylothorax. It is a… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Isolated chylothorax after penetrating trauma.
A case is presented with a left traumatic chylothorax, secondary to penetrating thoracic trauma, treated by conservative therapy… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Bilateral traumatic chylothorax: a complication of fracture-dislocation of the T-spine.
Traumatic chylothorax is a rare complication of fracture-dislocation of the thoracic spine. Not treated adequately, it will be… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Current management of traumatic chylothorax.
The development of a traumatic chylothorax is an uncommon but serious clinical entity. Two cases of traumatic chylothorax are… 
1984
1984
Chylothorax as a complication of Waldenström's disease.
We describe a case of chylothorax associated with Waldenström's disease, interpreted as a rare complication of this disease. The… 
1982
1982
Pitfalls in the management of traumatic chylothorax.
1968
1968
Serum and chyle lipids during medium-chain triglyceride feeding in a child with chylothorax.
Because fatty acids with carbon chain lengths below 12 are absorbed almost wholly into the portal venous system, medium-chain… 
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