Thoracoscopic ligation of the thoracic duct in a child with spontaneous chylothorax.
We report a case of a 2-year old girl with a spontaneous chylothorax who presented with respiratory distress. The management of this condition, which included thoracic duct ligation using a thoracoscopic technique, is discussed, and we review the literature on chylothorax.
Achildi
Olga
O
Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Children's Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA.
Smith
Brian P
BP
Grewal
Harsh
H
D002675:Child, Preschool; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy