title: Late presentation of tension chylothorax following blunt chest trauma.
abstract: We describe the case of tension chylothorax in a 29-year-old man following blunt chest trauma sustained in a road traffic accident. This presented with respiratory and haemodynamic compromise. Conservative treatment was attempted but definitive surgical intervention was required.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DY, Oxfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ratnatunga
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013396:Suction; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery