Uniportal Thoracoscopic Thoracic Duct Clipping in Poirier’s Triangle for Postoperative Chylothorax

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 107; no. 6; pp. e415 - e416
• Main Authors: Caronia, Francesco Paolo, Fatica, Federica, Librizzi, Damiano, Fiorelli, Alfonso
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Chylothorax - surgery; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications - surgery; Thoracic Duct - surgery; Thoracoscopy - methods; Thymectomy - methods

Postoperative chylothorax is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication. Conservative treatment is usually unsuccessful in patients with high-output chylothorax, for whom early surgical thoracic duct ligation has been advocated to minimize morbidity and mortality. This report describes lef...