Chylothorax after surgical treatment of right-sided thoracic outlet syndrome

Luiz Felipe Lopes Araujo; Alexandre Heitor Moreschi; Guilherme Baroni de Macedo; Laura Moschetti; Eduardo Lopes Machado; Maurício Guidi Saueressig

doi:10.1590/s1806-37132009000400014

Chylothorax after surgical treatment of right-sided thoracic outlet syndrome

J Bras Pneumol. 2009 Apr;35(4):388-91. doi: 10.1590/s1806-37132009000400014.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

Luiz Felipe Lopes Araujo¹, Alexandre Heitor Moreschi, Guilherme Baroni de Macedo, Laura Moschetti, Eduardo Lopes Machado, Maurício Guidi Saueressig

Affiliation

¹ Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

PMID: 19466278
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132009000400014

Abstract

Chylothorax as a complication of the surgical treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome is a quite rare event. We report a case of right-sided chylothorax and present a brief review on the treatment of postoperative chylothorax.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Chylothorax / diagnostic imaging
Chylothorax / etiology*
Female
Humans
Postoperative Complications* / diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / surgery*
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / adverse effects*