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Chemical Pleurodesis Using a Viscum album Extract in an Infant with Postoperative Chylothorax: A Case Report
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- 2022-01
- Citation
- Journal of Chest Surgery, Vol.55 No.1, pp.91-94
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- © 2022, The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryChylothorax after thoracic surgery is a rare complication, and treatment for refractory chylothorax is challenging. We report a case of chylothorax after cardiothoracic surgery in an infant after failure of conservative management and thoracic duct ligation. The patient underwent chemical pleurodesis with a Viscum album extract. The treatment was successful and chylothorax did not recur.
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- 2765-1614
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