Tension chylothorax complicating acute malignant airway obstruction
| Autor: | Giorgio Conti, Daniele De Luca, Giorgio Attinà, Laura Marzano, Gabriella De Rosa, Domenico Pietrini, Daniela Rizzo, Antonio Ruggiero, Marco Piastra |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male
medicine.medical_specialty Biopsy Chylothorax Diagnosis Differential Pleural disease Tracheostomy Intensive care Medicine Humans Respiratory function business.industry Respiratory disease Infant Sarcoma General Medicine Airway obstruction medicine.disease Combined Modality Therapy Surgery Airway Obstruction Malignant air way obstruction Effusion Settore MED/38 - PEDIATRIA GENERALE E SPECIALISTICA Head and Neck Neoplasms Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Acute Disease Emergency Medicine Drainage business Complication Tomography X-Ray Computed Follow-Up Studies |
| Popis: | Acute upper airway obstruction represents one of the most challenging emergencies in pediatric practice. In particular, a tension chylothorax complicating a malignant airway obstruction is a rare and life-threatening complication. We report a rapidly progressing tension chylothorax associated with a cervical mass in a 10-month-old male infant. To our knowledge, the extension of a cervical mass to the supraclavear region resulting in a compressive chylothorax represents an exceptional event in pediatrics. Early recognition and prompt treatment resulted to be essential to relieve the compression and to avoid end-stage hemodynamic and respiratory function derangement. |
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