Affiliation:
1. San Juan, Puerto Rico
2. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine.
3. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Section, Department of Surgery, Veterans Health Administration Hospital.
Abstract
Chylous fistula is a well-recognized complication of neck dissection, occurring in 1% to 2% of cases. 1 Cardiopulmonary complications, on the other hand, are rare. Bilateral chylothorax is an extremely rare occurrence following neck dissection. Severe respiratory, metabolic, and immunologic derangements can occur secondary to chylothorax. We report a case of bilateral chylothorax after neck dissection and cervical thoracic duct ligation.
Subject
Otorhinolaryngology,Surgery
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