title: [Bilateral Chylothorax after delivery: an infrequent case treated with videothoracoscopic talc pleurodesis].
abstract: Bilateral chylothorax after delivery is a highly infrequent entity. We present the case of a 28-year-old woman who developed progressive dyspnea due to bilateral milky pleural effusion several months after delivery. The effusion was found to contain chylomicrons in the biochemical analysis. Initial conservative treatment failed twice and the chylothorax was successfully treated through sequential bilateral videothoracoscopy with an interval of 6 days between the two interventions and pleurodesis with spray talc.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Torácica. Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia. Valencia. España. tonyhonguero@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Antonio F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Honguero Martínez
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arnau Obrer
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pérez Alonso
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Estors Guerrero
authors.forename: Carmen M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cortés Alcaide
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cantó Armengod
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D018700:Pleurodesis / Q000379:methods*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders; D013627:Talc / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013627:Talc