Iatrogenic chylothorax. Etiologic and therapeutic considerations, with presentation of two clinical cases.
A case of mediastinal sclerosis after radiotherapy is presented as a curiosity in iatrogenic etiologies of chylothorax. After 7 weeks of conservative treatment, an operative pleurodesis was successful. In a second clinical case, the hazardous intra-thoracic coagulation of the chyle is illustrate. Etiology and therapeutic mangements of iatrogenic chylothorax in the literature are briefly reviewed.
D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000601:surgery