Chylothorax after posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion.
Chylothorax occurred in a 16-year-old girl after posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis. Nonoperative management, including chest tube drainage for 26 days and total parenteral nutrition, successfully treated this unusual complication after a posterior spinal fusion.
Rames
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RD
St. Louis Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Missouri 63131.
Schoenecker
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PL
Bridwell
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KH
D000293:Adolescent; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects*