MANAGEMENT OF THORACIC-DUCT COMPLEX LESIONS (CHYLOTHORAX) - EXPERIENCE IN 16 PATIENTS

Authors
CARIATI A TAVIANI M PESCIO G CESARO S CARIATI P CONTI F CARIATI E
Citation
A. Cariati et al., MANAGEMENT OF THORACIC-DUCT COMPLEX LESIONS (CHYLOTHORAX) - EXPERIENCE IN 16 PATIENTS, Lymphology, 29(2), 1996, pp. 83-86
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
Lymphology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00247766
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
83 - 86
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-7766(1996)29:2<83:MOTCL(>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
From our experience in 16 patients with persistent chylothorax from fi stulas of the thoracic duct or its tributaries, we conclude that no st andard treatment is uniformly successful and multimodality therapy sho uld be considered. In selected patients, an anastomosis between ectati c lymphatics or hyperplastic lymph nodes and an adjacent vein may be a ttempted.