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19573647

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-7-3
pubmed:abstractText
The accumulation of chyle into the mediastinum after surgical intervention is considered an extremely rare event, which has been previously described only in adulthood. We report on a 9-month-old boy who developed a cervicomediastinal chyloma after excision of a large left-sided supraclavicular cystic hygroma. Notwithstanding considerable tracheal deviation, the infant remained asymptomatic and was successfully treated by nonoperative treatment. Professionals should be aware of such an unusual condition, which may benefit from expectant management when evaluation establishes a high likelihood of clinical diagnosis, and patient's general condition remains stable. This approach may avoid, with little risk, unnecessary early surgical intervention in some of these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1531-5037
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
e23-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Conservative management of cervicomediastinal chyloma in an infant.
pubmed:affiliation
Pediatric Surgery Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports