title: [Spontaneous bilateral chylothorax revealing a mediastinal and abdominal lymph node tuberculosis].
abstract: Spontaneous chylothorax is a rare condition, lymph node tuberculosis is an exceptional etiology of chylothorax, we report an exceptional case of a patient with mediastinal and abdominal lymph node tuberculosis presenting with spontaneous bilateral chylothorax treated successfully by symptomatic medical treatment and antibacillary.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie thoracique, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohammed V, université Mohammed-V Souissi, Rabat, Maroc; Centre d'étude doctorale (CEDOC) des sciences de la vie et de la santé, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Rabat, Maroc. Electronic address: hamoumimassine@hotmail.fr.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: El Hammoumi
authors.affiliation: Service des urgences portes chirurgicales, hôpital Avicenne/CHU Ibn-Sina, université Mohammed-V Souissi, Rabat, Maroc; Centre d'étude doctorale (CEDOC) des sciences de la vie et de la santé, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Drissi
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie thoracique, hôpital Avicenne/CHU Ibn-Sina, université Mohammed-V Souissi, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Achir
authors.affiliation: Service des urgences portes chirurgicales, hôpital Avicenne/CHU Ibn-Sina, université Mohammed-V Souissi, Rabat, Maroc; Centre d'étude doctorale (CEDOC) des sciences de la vie et de la santé, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benchekroun
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie thoracique, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohammed V, université Mohammed-V Souissi, Rabat, Maroc; Centre d'étude doctorale (CEDOC) des sciences de la vie et de la santé, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kabiri
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie thoracique, hôpital Avicenne/CHU Ibn-Sina, université Mohammed-V Souissi, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benosman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Canal thoracique; Chylothorax; Thoracic duct; Tuberculose; Tuberculosis