The use of indocyanine green lymphography for the treatment of postoperative chylothorax with lipiodol lymphangiography in a 2-year-old child

• Main Authors: Motoi Kato (Author), Koji Nomura (Author), Yoshihiro Ko (Author), Hiroo Kinami (Author), Yutaka Tanami (Author), Shoji Watanabe (Author), Azusa Watanabe (Author), Hiroki Utsunomiya (Author), Ko Fujisawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Postoperative chylothorax in infants prolongs hospital stay and possibly causes developmental delay because of its conservative treatment including inanition. Several medical and surgical treatments may be applied, but none constitute the absolute solution. Treatment with lipiodol during lymphangiog...