Coil or Plug-Assisted Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH) Thoracic Duct Embolization in the Treatment of Postoperative Chylothorax.
J Vasc Interv Radiol
; 35(1): 137-141, 2024 01.
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| ID: mdl-37820885
ABSTRACT
Eleven patients (5 men, 6 women) with post-operative thoracic duct injuries and high output chylothorax were treated with thoracic duct embolization (TDE). Six patients underwent intraprocedural thoracic duct ligation at the time of original procedure. In all cases, the pleural fluid demonstrated high triglyceride levels (414 mg/dL; interquartile range [IQR], 345 mg/dL). Median daily (IQR) chest tube outputs before and after TDE were 900 mL (1,200 mL) and 325 mL (630 mL), respectively. Coil- or plug-assisted ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymer was used as embolic agent in all patients. Technical and clinical success rates were 100% and 82%, respectively. Nontarget venous embolization of EVOH copolymer was not identified on subsequent imaging.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Traumatismos Torácicos
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Quilotórax
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Embolización Terapéutica
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Vasc Interv Radiol
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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RADIOLOGIA
Año:
2024
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Article