A staged management of prolonged chylothorax in a patient with yellow nail syndrome

Autor: Chun Lap Pang, James Tidder
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: BMJ case reports. 2012
ISSN: 1757-790X
Popis: Spontaneous chylothorax remains an unusual condition with diverse aetiologies and non-unified management strategies. Owing to the rarity of the condition, the evidence of management remains from case reports and limited retrospective studies. This case represents a difficult-to-manage chylothorax secondary to yellow nail syndrome with initial failure of both surgical and conservative treatment methods. Pleurovenous shunting represents a surgical management approach allowing the patient to live with and control an ongoing chyle leak.
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