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| Title |
Atypical presentation and transabdominal treatment of chylothorax complicating esophagectomy for cancer
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| Published in |
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1749-8090-7-9 |
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| Authors |
Matteo Rottoli, Iris S Russo, Daniele Bernardi, Luigi Bonavina |
| Abstract |
Chylotorax is a relatively uncommon and difficult to treat complication after esophagectomy for cancer. We report a case of a young adult male who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiationtherapy followed by Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy for a squamous-cell carcinoma of the distal esophagus. During the postoperative course the patient presented recurrent episodes of hemodynamic instability mimicking cardiac tamponade, secondary to compression of the left pulmonary vein and the left atrium by a mediastinal chylocele. Mediastinal drainage and ligation of the cisterna chyli and the thoracic duct was successfully performed through a transhiatal approach. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 11 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 11 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 18% |
| Professor | 2 | 18% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 1 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 9% |
| Other | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 2 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 45% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 9% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 3 | 27% |