| Literature DB >> 18975054 |
Mitsuhiro Momose1, Satoshi Kawakami, Tomonobu Koizumi, Kazuo Yoshida, Shintaro Kanda, Ryoichi Kondo, Masumi Kadoya.
Abstract
Technetium-99m human serum albumin diethylene-triaminepentaacetic acid (HSA-DTPA) lymphoscintigraphy with single photon emission computed tomography combined with integrated low-dose computed tomography (SPECT/CT) is useful for evaluating chylothorax. We report a case of chylothorax that occurred 2 months after childbirth in a 24-year-old woman. Lymphoscintigraphy with SPECT/CT showed abnormal tracer accumulation in the right plural effusion, and chylothorax was diagnosed. Collateral branches of the thoracic duct were found to be ruptured during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery performed for ligation.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18975054 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-008-0265-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiat Med ISSN: 0288-2043