title: Bilateral chylothorax following thymectomy: resolution following unilateral drainage.
abstract: Chylothorax is a rare complication of thymectomy. Following thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, our patient developed bilateral chylous pleural effusions. The presence of a "mediastinal window" allowed adequate drainage with a unilateral chest tube.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Service, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft. Gordon, GA 30905.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Flaherty
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ellison
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Grishkin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000601:surgery; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*