Successful conservative management of high output chylothorax in a case of polytrauma

• Autores principales: G Sandeep Kumar (Autor), Yoga Nagender (Autor), T Sneha (Autor), Swetha Reddy (Autor), Rizwan Ahmed (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Chylothorax, an accumulation of chyle in pleural cavity is a rare complication of pediatric blunt trauma. It could result from damage to or obstruction of thoracic duct. Though rare in incidence chylothorax can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. We report a case of traumatic high output ch...