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CC BY 4.0 · Surg J (N Y) 2020; 06(03): e157-e159
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713417
Case Report

An Unusual Cause of Chylothorax after Esophagectomy

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  • John Mathew Manipadam

    1   Department of GI surgery and liver transplantation, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India

  • Chokkappu S. Kumar

    1   Department of GI surgery and liver transplantation, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India

  • Rajesh Antony

    2   Department of Radiology, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India

  • Abhishek Yadav

    3   Department of Liver Transplantation, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India

  • H. Ramesh

    1   Department of GI surgery and liver transplantation, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Abstract

Chylothorax due to inadvertent thoracic duct injury after esophagectomy is a well-known complication and requires careful postoperative management and timely intervention to prevent potential morbidity and mortality. We present a case of high-output chylothorax after esophagectomy where the source of chyle leak was not in the thorax.

Keywords

chylothorax - esophagectomy - chyle


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Eingereicht: 03. März 2020

Angenommen: 04. Mai 2020

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
10. September 2020

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