Chylothorax following Innominate Vein Thrombosis – A Rare Complication of Transvenous Pacemaker Implantation
| Autor: | Rekha Aley Cherian, Devasahayam J. Christopher, Rajesh Thomas, Anand R. Rose, Jeeva Rima, Sunil Thomas Chandy, Anil Roy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Pacemaker Artificial medicine.medical_specialty Pleural effusion medicine.medical_treatment Chylothorax Sick sinus syndrome Pleural disease Angioplasty medicine Humans Brachiocephalic Trunk Aged Brachiocephalic Veins Venous Thrombosis business.industry medicine.disease Thrombosis Electrodes Implanted Surgery Venous thrombosis Radiology business Pleurodesis |
| Zdroj: | Respiration. 74:338-340 |
| ISSN: | 1423-0356 0025-7931 |
| Popis: | A case of chylothorax following innominate vein thrombosis, which developed as a late complication of transvenous pacemaker implantation, is discussed. A 78-year-old man presented with a refractory left-sided pleural effusion, which turned out to be chylothorax. He had undergone a transvenous pacemaker implantation 6 years earlier for sick sinus syndrome. The aetiological workup showed occlusion of the innominate vein as the cause for the chylothorax. The chylothorax resolved following pleurodesis with talc slurry, and the innominate vein was recanalized by angioplasty. To our knowledge this is the first report of a case of this nature. |
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