title: Dyspnea resulting from accumulation of pleural effusion after radical neck dissection. A case report.
abstract: The patient became dyspneic 3 days after radical neck dissection on the left side. A chest radiography showed bilateral pleural effusion.During the operation, a lymphatic leak was noted. In this case, the factor of an associated perforation of the pleural had not been demonstrated. Fresh frozen plasma was administered and positive end-expiratory pressure was applied. The patient had no residual pulmonary sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Nagasaki University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haraguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Machida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beppu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration