| Literature DB >> 21169034 |
Sven Peterss1, Klaus Friedrich Gratz, Nawid Khaladj, Christian Hagl, Gregor Warnecke, Stefan Fischer, Axel Haverich.
Abstract
We report the case of a 59-year-old man who developed a high-output chylothorax after bilateral lung transplantation. For exact localization of the leak, lymphoscintigraphy was performed before re-thoracotomy by application of Tc-99m-nanocolloid single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT/CT), which showed a radioactive accumulation in the medial lower thoracic cavity, localized below the right upper pulmonary vein. This technique is actually an overly complex, time-consuming procedure for proper surgical planning in selected cases.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 21169034 DOI： 10.1016/j.healun.2010.10.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Heart Lung Transplant ISSN： 1053-2498 Impact factor: 10.247