Bilateral chylothorax following neck dissection: a case report.
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2014
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BACKGROUND Chylothorax is an extremely rare but potentially life-threatening complication after radical neck dissection. We report the case of a bilateral chylothorax after total thyroidectomy and cervico-central and cervico-lateral lymphadenectomy for thyroid carcinoma. CASE PRESENTATION A 40-year-old European woman underwent total thyroidectomy and neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma. Postoperatively she developed dyspnoea and pleural effusion. A chylothorax was found and the initial conservative therapy was not successful. She had to be operated on again and the thoracic duct was legated. CONCLUSION The case presentation reports a very rare complication after total thyroidectomy and neck dissection, but it has to be kept in mind to prevent dangerous complications. |
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application/pdf |
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http://boris.unibe.ch/66960/1/Bilateral%20chylothorax%20following%20neck%20dissection_%20a.pdf Runge, Tina; Borbély, Yves Michael; Candinas, Daniel; Seiler, Christian A. (2014). Bilateral chylothorax following neck dissection: a case report. BMC research notes, 7(311), p. 311. Biomed Central 10.1186/1756-0500-7-311 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-311> doi:10.7892/boris.66960 info:doi:10.1186/1756-0500-7-311 info:pmid:24885488 urn:issn:1756-0500 |
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eng |
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Biomed Central |
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http://boris.unibe.ch/66960/ |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Fonte |
Runge, Tina; Borbély, Yves Michael; Candinas, Daniel; Seiler, Christian A. (2014). Bilateral chylothorax following neck dissection: a case report. BMC research notes, 7(311), p. 311. Biomed Central 10.1186/1756-0500-7-311 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-311> |
| Palavras-Chave | #610 Medicine & health |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion PeerReviewed |
