Chyle Fistula in Right Cervical Area After Thyroid Surgery

Overview

Journal Clin Transl Oncol

Specialty Oncology

Date 2008 Sep 18

PMID 18796379

Citations 6

Authors

Pablo Priego Jimenez

Maria Vicenta Collado Guirao

Roberto Rojo Blanco

Raquel Grajal Marino

Gloria Rodriguez Velasco

Augusto Garcia Villanueva

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Abstract

Thoracic duct injury is an infrequent (1-2.5%) but severe complication after neck surgery, leading to nutritional, metabolic and immunologic deficiencies. We report a case of a 34-year-old woman with a right thoracic duct injury after surgery of a thyroid medullar cancer effectively treated with conservative management (parenteral nutrition and intravenous somatostatin). Optimal treatment of these patients is unclear, without a clear limit between conservative and surgical treatment.

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