Centre for Chest Surgery and Lung Transplantation, Institute of Robotic Surgery, and *Institute of Child Health; Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. Correspondence to: Prof. Arvind Kumar, Room No. 2328, Institute of Robotic Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Indian Pediatr. 2013 Aug;50(8):796-8.
Spontaneous chylothorax, without a predisposing factor is an uncommon cause of pleural effusion beyond the neonatal period. We present a case of left sided spontaneous chylothorax in a 20-month-old boy. We report successful management of this difficult problem with thoracoscopic ligation of thoracic duct after a failed trial with conservative management.
自发性乳糜胸，无潜在因素，是新生儿期后胸腔积液的不常见原因。我们报告了一例 20 个月大男孩左侧自发性乳糜胸。我们报告了一例 20 个月大男孩左侧自发性乳糜胸，经保守治疗失败后，行胸腔镜胸导管结扎术成功治疗这一棘手问题。
