title: Thoracic Duct Embolization with Lipiodol for Chylothorax due to Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair with Debranching Procedure.
abstract: Chylothorax is a rare postoperative complication of a thoracic surgical procedure. Here, we report a case of chylothorax after thoracic endovascular aortic repair with debranching for the distal arch aneurysm of the aorta. First, the patient was treated by a medical method (nil per os, fat-free diet, and octreotide), but this method failed. The patient strongly refused surgical treatment. Therefore, we tried to occlude the thoracic duct by lymphangiography Lipiodol, and this line of treatment was successful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Kwang Hyoung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Jae Seung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Sung Bum
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Seung Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hee Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Ho Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Son
keywords: Chylothorax; Embolization; Thoracic duct