Sakman G, Parsak C K, Demircan O
Department of General Surgery, Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey.
Acta Chir Belg. 2007 Jun;107(3):317-9. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2007.11680064.
Chylous fistula is a complication related to thoracic duct injury, appearing in upper abdominal, thoracic and neck surgery. Occurrence of chylous fistula is very rare after modified radical mastectomy. We encountered a chylous fistula case after breast cancer surgery and successfully treated it conservatively. It is important that all surgeons dealing with breast surgery should be aware that, altough rarely, a chylous fistula can develop after axillary dissection. Experience related to the occurrence of this complication and its management when it occurs is quite restricted.
乳糜瘘是一种与胸导管损伤相关的并发症，见于上腹部、胸部和颈部手术。改良根治性乳房切除术后乳糜瘘的发生非常罕见。我们遇到了1例乳腺癌手术后乳糜瘘的病例，并成功地进行了保守治疗。所有从事乳腺手术的外科医生都应认识到，尽管罕见，但腋窝清扫术后仍可能发生乳糜瘘。关于这种并发症的发生及其处理的经验相当有限。
