Chylothorax in Gorham's syndrome. A common complication of a rare disease

One hundred forty-six cases of Gorham's syndrome are documented in the literature. Twenty-five (17 percent) patients have been reported to have chylothorax as a complication. To our knowledge, this high incidence of chylothorax has not been reported previously. We describe two such patients tre...

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Published inChest Vol. 105; no. 1; p. 208
Main Authors Tie, M L, Poland, G A, Rosenow, 3rd, E C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1994
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Chylothorax - etiology
Chylothorax - surgery
Humans
Ligation
Male
Osteolysis, Essential - complications
Pleural Effusion - etiology
Pleural Effusion - surgery
Thoracic Duct - surgery
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Summary:One hundred forty-six cases of Gorham's syndrome are documented in the literature. Twenty-five (17 percent) patients have been reported to have chylothorax as a complication. To our knowledge, this high incidence of chylothorax has not been reported previously. We describe two such patients treated by thoracic duct ligation and compared our results with others to support early surgical intervention via a low right-sided thoracotomy in these cases.
ISSN:0012-3692
DOI:10.1378/chest.105.1.208