Manipadam John Mathew, Kumar Chokkappu S, Antony Rajesh, Yadav Abhishek, Ramesh H
Department of GI surgery and liver transplantation, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Department of Radiology, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Surg J (N Y). 2020 Sep 10;6(3):e157-e159. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1713417. eCollection 2020 Jul.
Chylothorax due to inadvertent thoracic duct injury after esophagectomy is a well-known complication and requires careful postoperative management and timely intervention to prevent potential morbidity and mortality. We present a case of high-output chylothorax after esophagectomy where the source of chyle leak was not in the thorax.
食管癌切除术后因意外胸导管损伤导致的乳糜胸是一种众所周知的并发症,需要术后仔细管理并及时干预,以预防潜在的发病率和死亡率。我们报告一例食管癌切除术后高流量乳糜胸病例,其乳糜漏的源头不在胸腔。