Ligation of the thoracic duct for the treatment of chylothorax in heart diseases.

Pêgo-Fernandes, Paulo M; Jatene, Fábio B; Tokunaga, Clayton Cesar; Simão, Danielle Tiemi; Beirutty, Ricardo; Iwahashi, Eliza Rumiko; de Oliveira, Sérgio Almeida

Pêgo-Fernandes, Paulo M; Jatene, Fábio B; Tokunaga, Clayton Cesar; Simão, Danielle Tiemi; Beirutty, Ricardo; Iwahashi, Eliza Rumiko; de Oliveira, Sérgio Almeida.

Afiliação

Pêgo-Fernandes PM; Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. paulopego@incor.usp.br

Arq Bras Cardiol ; 81(3): 309-17, 2003 Sep.

Article em En, Pt | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14569375

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

In children, chylothorax occurs mainly after cardiac and thoracic surgeries. One of the recommended postsurgery treatments is ligation of the thoracic tract, when all other conservative treatments have failed. We report 4 cases of chylothorax in patients who were successfully treated with this approach, which resulted in a decrease in pleural drainage without recurrent chylothorax.

Assuntos

Quilotórax/cirurgia; Ducto Torácico/cirurgia; Toracoscopia/métodos; Idoso; Pré-Escolar; Feminino; Humanos; Lactente; Ligadura; Masculino

Buscar no Google

Imprimir

XML

PubMed Links

Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ducto Torácico / Toracoscopia / Quilotórax Limite: Aged / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Idioma: En / Pt Ano de publicação: 2003 Tipo de documento: Article

Buscar no Google

Imprimir

XML

PubMed Links