A late presenting left‐sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair complicated by postoperative chylothorax: A case report

A late presenting left‐sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair complicated by postoperative chylothorax: A case report

Abstract Management of chylothorax after repair of late presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia is debatable. Conservative management in the form of close monitoring of chylous output with nutritional support appears convincing to surgery.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sandesh Raj Upadhaya, Utsav Joshi, Sagar Gyawali, Bijay Thapa, Anupama Thapa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
chylothorax
congenital diaphragmatic hernia
conservative
left‐sided
postoperative
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3528
Description
Summary:Abstract Management of chylothorax after repair of late presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia is debatable. Conservative management in the form of close monitoring of chylous output with nutritional support appears convincing to surgery.
ISSN:2050-0904

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