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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-2-7
pubmed:abstractText
A series of 15 patients was treated for chylothorax over a 20-year period. The anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the thoracic duct are described, and a plan for the management of chylothorax is presented. If conservative therapy (e.g., aspiration or drainage with restriction of oral intake and intravenous replacement) is not successful after two to three weeks, surgical treatment is necessary and efficacious. The thoracic duct is explored by a full thoracotomy on the side of the effusion. It is readily seen if 6 to 8 oz of a mixture of milk and cream is given to the patient a few hours before operation. The milky fluid drips from the open duct, which is easily oversewn.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0003-4975
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
90-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
The management of chylothorax.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article