title: Chylothorax as a complication of anterior thoracic interbody fusion: a case report.
abstract: A case is reported of chylothorax following an uneventful anterior thoracic interbody spinal fusion. To present knowledge, this complication is reported to occur in 0.2% of intrathoracic operations, and may give rise to 50% mortality unless stress properly recognized and managed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chi-Mei Foundation Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Huan
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*