Pace-Balzan A, Moriarty B
Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary.
J Laryngol Otol. 1988 Mar;102(3):288-90. doi: 10.1017/s002221510010475x.
Bilateral chylothorax is a rare complication of radical neck dissection and was first described in 1907. Stuart (1907) reviewed a number of patients with injuries to the thoracic duct in the neck and reported on three patients with bilateral chylothorax, all of whom died. The condition was not reported again until 1951 when the first of the five single case reports published to date appeared. The rarity with which this complication is reported makes it difficult for clinicians to be familiar with it. A further case is reported and the relevant literature reviewed, and certain aspects of the aetiology and management are discussed.
双侧乳糜胸是根治性颈清扫术的一种罕见并发症，于1907年首次被描述。斯图尔特（1907年）回顾了一些颈部胸导管损伤的患者，并报告了3例双侧乳糜胸患者，他们均死亡。直到1951年，即迄今为止发表的5例单病例报告中的首例出现时，这种情况才再次被报道。该并发症报告的罕见性使得临床医生难以熟悉它。本文报告了另一例病例并对相关文献进行了综述，同时讨论了病因和治疗的某些方面。
