Management of postoperative chylothorax in a patient with carcinoma of thyroid and lymphadenopathy--a case report.
Chylothorax is a rare but serious complication following neck dissection with an incidence of 0.5%-2%. Because of the rarity of chylothorax, surgeons are unfamiliar with its early signs which allow a prompt diagnosis and effective management. Most cases reported in the literature are associated with a concurrent external chyle leakage, occurring either during or after surgery. We report a case of chylothorax without concurrent external chyle leakage, which occurred following neck dissection and mediastinal lymphadenopathy, for thyroid cancer.
Khurana
Himanshu
H
Unit of Anesthesiology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
Mishra
Seema
S
Jain
Roopesh
R
Goyal
Gaurav Nirvani
GN
Bhatnagar
Sushma
S
D000293:Adolescent; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000293:injuries*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome