title: Isolated rupture of the cisterna chyli after blunt trauma.
abstract: An 8-year-old boy was evaluated for blunt abdominal trauma after a motor vehicle crash. In the course of his workup, a computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen was suspicious for a duodenal injury. At surgery, the duodenum was found to be normal; however, a rupture of the cisterna chyli was identified. This injury was repaired, and the boy made an uneventful recovery. This report is one of few in the literature describing isolated injury to the cisterna chyli after blunt abdominal trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 80204, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Calkins
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huerd
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patten
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002648:Child; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*