Post- Intercostal Intubation Chylothorax.

ABSTRACT

Chylothorax is a rare condition in childhood . It usually occurs as a post operative complication following cardiac surgery for heart diseases . we report a 16 months old girl with atrial septal defect and severe pulmonary stenosis, hospitalised for empyema and who developed chylothorax following intercostal drainage, an entity which has never been reported.