Ligation of the thoracic duct without thoracotomy for the treatment of postoperative chylothorax: a newly designed surgical procedure.
J R Coll Surg Edinb
; 40(1): 60-1, 1995 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-7738903
ABSTRACT
A newly designed surgical procedure of ligation of the thoracic duct without thoracotomy for the treatment of postoperative chylothorax is presented. A case of chylothorax following resection of carcinoma of the oesophagus was treated successfully with ligation of the thoracic duct without thoracotomy. Its advantages were very prominent consisting of maintenance of the integrity of the thorax, less traumatization, no need of a drainage tube and shorter hospitalization, much easier to expose the thoracic duct than the conventional transthoracic approach. We can find no similar report in any published literature.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Conducto Torácico
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Quilotórax
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J R Coll Surg Edinb
Año:
1995
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China