Chyle Leakage after Total Thyroidectomy and Central Neck Dissection: Report of Three Cases / 대한내분비외과학회지
Korean Journal of Endocrine Surgery
;
: 165-168, 2013.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Chyle leakage is a rare complication of surgery for thyroid cancer that generally develops after lateral neck dissection. Here, we describe chyle leakages experienced after central neck dissection (CND). A total of 615 patients with thyroid cancer were treated by total thyroidectomy with CND between Jan 2012 and Dec 2012 at our facility, and three (0.49%) developed chyle leakages. The amounts of leakage were all less than 100 ml/day. One patient was resolved with conservative management, while the others were treated with conservative treatment and fibrin glue injection in chylous lymphocele. Chyle leakage after CND is very uncommon, and most cases involve minor leakage. Fibrin glue could be a treatment option for chyle leakage following CND.
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Main subject:
Neck Dissection
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Thyroidectomy
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Thyroid Neoplasms
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Lymphocele
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Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
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Chyle
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Neck
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Endocrine Surgery
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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