Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2017 Oct;50(5):407-410. 10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.5.407.
Chylothorax after Blunt Chest Trauma: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Korea. pawit.sriprasit@yahoo.com
- 2Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Korea.
- KMID: 2398401
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.5.407
Abstract
- Traumatic chylothorax after blunt chest trauma alone is considered rare. Our patient was a 27-year-old female who was in a motorcycle accident and sustained blunt thoracic and traumatic thoracic aortic injuries with T1-T2 vertebral subluxation. She underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair from T4 to T9 without any thoracic or spinal surgery. On postoperative day 7, the drainage from her left chest turned into a milky-white fluid indicative of chyle leakage. The patient was treated conservatively for 2 weeks and then the chest drain was safely removed. The results show that traumatic chylothorax can be successfully managed with conservative treatment.
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