Chylothorax: Percutaneous Embolization of the Thoracic Duct

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• 作者：Mikhail C.S.S. Higgins ; MD ; MPH ; Auh Whan Park ; MD ; John F. Angle ; MD ; ^{Jfa3h@virginia.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Chylothorax ; Lymphangiography ; Thoracic duct embolization
• 刊名：Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：Winter 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：20
• 期：4
• 页码：402-412
• 全文大小：3117 K

文摘

Thoracic duct embolization is a percutaneous, image-guided intervention used in the management of chylothorax. Chylothorax, or chylous leak in the chest, is a rare condition that represents a spectrum of disorders that have in common leakage of intestinal lymph (chyle) into the thorax. Although conservative and surgical management are the standard of care, we present an overview of lymphangiography and percutaneous thoracic duct embolization.