Novel Subdiaphragmatic Ligation of Left Thoracic Duct for Refractory Postoperative Left Chylothorax

We report a case of a post-lobectomy high-volume, left-sided chylothorax refractory to all the usual recommended interventions that ultimately was successfully treated by novel CT lymphangiography-guided transabdominal surgical ligation of the aberrant left-sided lymphatics with complete, prompt chylothorax control.PMID:33794166 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.03.052

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 1, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Lary A Robinson Jacques Fontaine Ghassan El-Haddad Sandra Bryant Bradford Perez Eric Toloza Bela Kis Source Type: research