A chyle leak is a challenging complication following esophageal procedures and occurs as a result of injury to the thoracic duct and its collateral lymphatic channels. The problem commonly presents as a postoperative pleural effusion that is rich in triglycerides. Large quantities, >2L/d, of chyle...
A 34-year-old woman developed a chyle leak after removal and replacement of her breast prostheses. This is the first such case reported in the literature. We discuss the diagnosis and management of this rare and interesting case. (Aesthetic Surg J 2009;29:113–115.)Access...
Post-operative chyle leak is a rare but recognised complication after abdominal surgeries particularly those involving dissection adjacent to the retroperitoneal lymph nodes and/or lymphatic systems. There are limited cases of post-operative chyle leak associated with adrenal surgery reported in the literat...
no coarse lymphatic vessel injury was found. Considering that the small lymphatic vessels were damaged by energy equipment such as ultrasound knife during the operation, some lymphatic vessels were re-opened after surgery. The patient was fed a high-protein, fat-restricted diet. In...
Chyle leak from iatrogenic thoracic duct injury remains an uncommon but fatal complication of head and neck surgery. The thoracic duct is vulnerable to iatrogenic injury because of its variable course and fragile nature. The present case was a 32-year-old Ind...
Postoperative chyle leak is an exceedingly rare complication following breast and axillary surgery. We present the first described case of chyle leak following breast鈥恈onserving surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy. Management should begin with appropriated conservative measures aimed at reduction of ...
Chyle leak is a well known but poorly characterized complication after pancreatic surgery. Available data on incidence, risk factors and clinical significance of chyle leak are highly heterogeneous.doi:10.1002/bjs.10316O. StrobelDepartment of GeneralS. Brangs...
From 2015 to 2019, 9 patients underwent ultrasound-guided intranodal lymphangiography for the treatment of a chyle leak following thoracic outlet decompression surgery. Chyle leaks were identified by Lipiodol (Guerbet, Roissy, France) extravasation near the left supraclavicular surgical bed in all ...
Chyle leakAbdominal surgeryConservative treatmentBackground: The incidence and optimal management of postoperative chylous leak of neuroblastoma is inadequately documented. We analyzed the risk factors, management, and the implication of chyle leak following surgery for abdominal neuroblastoma....
Chylous leakage is a relevant clinical problem after major abdominal surgery leading to an increased length of stay. A systematic search of MEDLINE/PubMed and the Cochrane Library was performed according to the PRISMA statement. The search for the MeSH terms "chylous ascites" and/or "lymphatic ...