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A patient with traumatic chylothorax
Chylothorax refers to the accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity. Although rare, it is the most frequent cause of pleural effusion in the neonatal period. Its incidence is estimated at one in 15,000 neonates. The causes of chylothorax are multiple, and there are several major types of chylothorax defined by origin, ie, traumatic (and iatrogenic) chylothorax, medical (spontaneous) chylothor...
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Chylothorax is a rare entity characterised by leakage of lymphatic fluid into the pleural cavity from the thoracic duct. We present a case of traumatic chylothorax following a traumatic fracture of the L1 vertebra. An 84-year-old lady presented to the emergency department after being found collapsed at home. She gave a preceding history of one day of diarrhoea. Chest X-ray showed a rightsided e...
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Two days later he felt discomfort in the chest and a skiagram showed re-accumulation of fluid in the right pleural cavity, and obliteration of the left costo-phrenic angle. Bilateral pleural drainage tubes were inserted and 3300 ml. of thin, whitish fluid on the right side, and 800 ml. of blood stained fluid on the left side were obtained on the first day. The left sided tube drained minimal am...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1940
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.4165.590