title: [Problems of idiopathic chylothorax].
abstract: Conservative management of a chylothorax in a 57-year-old man was unsuccessful (25 l chylous fluid removed over three weeks). But chylous flow ceased immediately after thoracotomy with ligation and resection of the thoracic duct. The aetiology of the chylothorax remained obscure despite extensive preoperative diagnostic measures and histological examination of the thoracic duct.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemeinchirurgie, Marienhospitals Osnabrück.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roser
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grosse-Thie
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stallkamp
mesh_terms: D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Zur Problematik des idiopathischen Chylothorax.