title: Chylothorax complicating Gorham's disease.
abstract: Gorham's disease is a rare disorder characterized by a proliferation of thin-walled lymphatic vessels (lymphangiectasia) resulting in an osteolysis. A chylothorax is present in about one-fifth of the patients and carries a poor prognosis. In this circumstance, surgery including thoracic duct ligation, pleurodesis, and excision of involved tissue is probably the treatment of choice. It is facilitated by a precise radiological assessment using a computed tomographic scanning coupled with a lymphography. We report such a case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hĵpital Albert Michallon, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chavanis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaffanjon
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vottero
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Brichon
mesh_terms: D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010015:Osteolysis, Essential / Q000150:complications*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed