Ligadura do ducto torácico para o tratamento de quilotórax em cardiopatas / Ligation of the thoracic duct for the treatment of chylothorax in heart diseases
Arq. bras. cardiol
; 81(3): 309-317, set. 2003. ilus
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in Portuguese, English
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| ID: lil-347447
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ABSTRACT
In children, chylothorax occurs mainly after cardiac and thoracic surgeries. One of the recommended postsurgery treatments is ligation of the thoracic tract, when all other conservative treatments have failed. We report 4 cases of chylothorax in patients who were successfully treated with this approach, which resulted in a decrease in pleural drainage without recurrent chylothorax
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Main subject:
Thoracic Duct
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Thoracoscopy
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Chylothorax
Limits:
Aged
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade de Säo Paulo/BR