title: Percutaneous thoracic duct embolization as a treatment for intrathoracic chyle leaks in infants.
abstract: Chylothorax is an uncommon complication of cardiothoracic surgery in children that is traditionally treated with either conservative (diet modification, octreotide administration, and percutaneous drainage) or surgical (thoracic duct ligation, pleurodesis, and pleuroperitoneal shunt) approaches. We report here the cases of 2 children (a 6-month-old and a 1-month-old) with postoperative chylous leaks who were treated successfully by percutaneous thoracic duct embolization.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. itkinmax@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Maxim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Itkin
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.forename: Maryam Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Naim
authors.forename: Geoffrey L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.forename: Marc S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D002916:Chylothorax / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013897:Thoracic Duct