Outcome of a Step-Up Treatment Strategy for Chyle Leakage After Esophagectomy.

CONCLUSIONS: A step-up treatment strategy, starting with dietary modifications, solved nearly 90% of chyle leaks conservatively. A minority of chyle leaks required surgery. PMID: 28499656 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - May 9, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Weijs TJ, Ruurda JP, Broekhuizen ME, Bracco Gartner TCL, van Hillegersberg R Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research