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Chylothorax following transsternal total thymectomy: a case report

Published:2023-01-01 Issue:1 Volume:2023 Page:
ISSN:2042-8812
Container-title:Journal of Surgical Case Reports
language:en
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Author:

Kato Fumiaki¹,Tomita Masaki¹,Shimmura Kohei²,Yoshizumi Hideyuki³,Sato Toshihiko⁴

Affiliation:

1. Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Miyakonojo Medical Center , Miyakonojo, Miyazaki , Japan

2. Division of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Miyakonojo Medical Center , Miyakonojo, Miyazaki , Japan

3. Division of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Miyakonojo Medical Center , Miyakonojo, Miyazaki , Japan

4. Department of General Thoracic, Breast, and Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University , Fukuoka , Japan

Abstract

Abstract Herein, we report a case of chylothorax following total thymectomy. A 46-year-old woman having an anterior mediastinal tumor underwent a thymectomy via median sternotomy. Seven days after surgery, there was no massive pleural effusion. However, on post-operative day 17, a right massive pleural effusion was detected, and it was diagnosed as chylothorax. She was successfully treated with conservative therapy. Chylothorax following thymectomy is a very rare complication.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Surgery

Link

https://academic.oup.com/jscr/article-pdf/2023/1/rjac631/48598555/rjac631.pdf

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