Bilateral chylothorax following thoracic duct ligation: case report and review of the literature.
Bilateral chylothorax following thoracic duct injury is a rare occurrence. Since 1907 there have been only six reports in the literature of this potentially serious complication. We report a case of bilateral chylothorax following ligation of the cervical thoracic duct during a left subclavian to carotid artery transposition.
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Division of Vascular Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131-5341, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000601:surgery; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000009:adverse effects; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000601:surgery*