Chylothorax after surgical treatment of right-sided thoracic outlet syndrome* Fístula linfática após tratamento cirúrgico de síndrome do desfiladeiro torácico à direita

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

Chylothorax after surgical treatment of right-sided thoracic outlet syndrome* Fístula linfática após tratamento cirúrgico de síndrome do desfiladeiro torácico à direita

2009

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

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.

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Thoracic outlet syndrome
Chylothorax
Fistula
General surgery
Complication
Medicine
Surgery
surgical treatment

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