Allen S J, Koch S M, Tonnesen A S, Bowman-Howard M, Khalil K
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston.
Chest. 1994 Jul;106(1):296-7. doi: 10.1378/chest.106.1.296.
A man with traumatic thoracic duct injury developed a lymphocele causing upper airway obstruction. Despite drainage of the chylothorax, tracheal compression persisted due to a thoracic duct tear. Operative repair of the tear resulted in resolution of the airway obstruction.