Literature DB >> 7800181

Bilateral chylothorax following thymectomy: resolution following unilateral drainage.

S Flaherty1, R Ellison, B A Grishkin.   

Abstract

Chylothorax is a rare complication of thymectomy. Following thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, our patient developed bilateral chylous pleural effusions. The presence of a "mediastinal window" allowed adequate drainage with a unilateral chest tube.

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Year:  1994        PMID: 7800181

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Mil Med        ISSN: 0026-4075            Impact factor:   1.437


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1.  Chylothorax after thoracoscopic extended thymectomy: a case report and literatures review.

Authors:  Zhirong Zhang; Xiaoxing Hu; Qirui Chen; Hui Li
Journal:  J Thorac Dis       Date:  2018-08       Impact factor: 2.895

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