Ligation of the thoracic duct for the treatment of chylothorax in heart diseases
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01/09/2003
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| Resumo |
In children, chylothorax occurs mainly after cardiac and thoracic surgeries. One of the recommended postsurgery treatments is ligation of the thoracic tract, when all other conservative treatments have failed. We report 4 cases of chylothorax in patients who were successfully treated with this approach, which resulted in a decrease in pleural drainage without recurrent chylothorax. |
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| Identificador |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2003001100011 |
| Idioma(s) |
en |
| Publicador |
Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC |
| Fonte |
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia v.81 n.3 2003 |
| Tipo |
journal article |
