Chylothorax after internal thoracic artery harvest.
Chylothorax is a rare complication following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. We report a case of chylothorax that complicated a left internal thoracic artery harvest and review the literature regarding this subject.
Choong
Cliff K
CK
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Martinez
Carlo
C
Barner
Hendrick B
HB
D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000009:adverse effects*