Congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia with chylothorax.
A 5-year-old boy with dyspnea was diagnosed through thoracentesis as having chylothorax. After conservative management failed, open thoracotomy was performed. Lung biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia. Chylothorax was successfully controlled by fibrin glue pleurodesis in this patient.
Lee
Seock Yeol
SY
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University, Kumi Hospital, Kumi, Kyungsangbuk-do, Korea. csdoctor@korea.com
Yang
Sung Rin
SR
Lee
Kihl Rho
KR
D002675:Child, Preschool; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital*; D008200:Lymphangiectasis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital*; D008297:Male