title: [Bilateral chylothorax after gastric surgery].
abstract: Chylothorax is a lymphatic effusion of chylous in the pleural space due to thoracic duct obstruction or injury. The most frequent aetiology is cancer; it is also related to chest trauma and iatrogenic. We describe the case of bilateral chylothorax in a 76-year-old woman, right predominant, during the post-operational phase of gastric surgery. This presented itself with respiratory insufficiency and tachycardia without initial haemodynamic compromise. It presented a favourable evolution after conservative treatment, cessation of oral intake and TPN and chest tube during 10 to 14 days.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital García Orcoyen, Estella, 31200, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Anguiano
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Agudo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lobo
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tihista
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calvo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans