Bilateral chylothorax following thymectomy: resolution following unilateral drainage.

Autor: Flaherty S; Thoracic Surgery Service, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft. Gordon, GA 30905., Ellison R, Grishkin BA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Military medicine [Mil Med] 1994 Sep; Vol. 159 (9), pp. 627-8.
Abstrakt: 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.
Databáze: MEDLINE