Post total thyroidectomy, isolated right side chylothorax with high output fistula managed with lymphangiography
Chylothorax is a rare complication after total thyroidectomy with radical neck dissection, and isolated right side chylothorax is even rarer. Treatment may be conservative or surgical. Besides being helpful in making a diagnosis, thoracic duct lymphangiography (TDL) may be therapeutic in some cases....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Respiratory Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijrc.in/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2021;volume=10;issue=2;spage=249;epage=251;aulast=Sharma |