title: Chylothorax following anterior thoraco-lumbar spine exposure. A case report and review of literature.
abstract: Pleural effusion is a possible complication of the thoraco-abdominal approach to the spine. It is more commonly a reactive effusion, but it also may be caused by hemothorax, empyema or, less commonly, a chylothorax. The case of a chylothorax is reported as a late onset complication of a double anterior and posterior instrumented fusion of the lumbar spine. Its management and clinical outcome, and a review of the literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: National Scottish Spinal Deformity Centre, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, Reino Unido. Electronic address: ainamora@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mora de Sambricio
authors.affiliation: National Scottish Spinal Deformity Centre, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, Reino Unido.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garrido Stratenwerth
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013909:Thorax
keywords: Chylothorax; Cirugía de columna; Complicaciones; Complications; Derrame pleural; Diaphragm splitting; Disección diafragmática; Ligadura del conducto torácico; Pleural effusion; Pleurodesis; Quilotórax; Spinal surgery; Thoracic duct ligation