MR Lymphangiography for Focal Disruption of the Thoracic Duct in Chylothorax of an Infant: a Case Report and Literature Review.
Chin Med Sci J
; 32(4): 265-268, 2017 Dec 30.
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ABSTRACT
Chylothorax is a rare cause of pleural effusion in children, and it is usually difficult to identify the location of chyle leakage due to the small size of the thoracic duct in children. Herein we report an infant case with chylothorax whose leakage of the thoracic duct was successfully located by magnetic resonance lymphangiography (MRL) using pre-contrast MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and gadodiamide-enhanced spectral presaturation inversion recovery (SPIR) T1-weighted imaging, which demonstrate the imaging method is easy and effective for detecting the focal disruption of the thoracic duct in children with chylothorax and younger than 8 months old.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ducto Torácico
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Linfografia
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Quilotórax
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chin Med Sci J
Assunto da revista:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China