title: [Lymphoscintigraphy for chylothorax after replacement of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm].
abstract: A 77-year-old female with Stanford B chronic aortic dissection, received elective replacement of descending aorta. The aorta distal to the aneurysm was encircled with a tape, and replaced using the double barrel technique. After the operation, chest X-ray showed effusion on the bilateral side. The amount of milky fluid from drain increased to 2,000 ml per day. The chemical profiles of the fluids were compatible with chylothorax. The Thoracic duct near the diaphragm was closed through left mini-thoracotomy. But the leakage of chyle did not cease. The lymphoscintigraphy showed a leakage to right lower intrathorax near the diaphragm and native aorta. A defect of the thoracic duct was closed, and chylothorax was cured. This case shows that though detailed anatomical structure of thoracic duct is not revealed, lymphoscintigraphy is useful for the localization of leakage in patients with chylothorax of post-cardiovascular-surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tosei General Hospital, Seto, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichihara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamakawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061305:Lymphoscintigraphy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; C057162:technetium Tc 99m DTPA HSA; C070561:technetium Tc 99m DTPA-galactosyl-human serum albumin; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate