Joshua Rezkalla, Majid Husain, Ginger Slack, Sanjay Sinha
Mayo Clinic. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. University of California Irvine-Children’s Hospital of Orange County.
United States
Clinical Case Reports
Clin Case Rep 2022; 10:
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.5636
Abstract
Refractory post-operative chylothorax in congenital heart disease is difficult to treat. We present a case of intractable neonatal chylothorax after cardiac surgery due to central lymphatic flow disorder that was treated by creating a lymphovenous anastomosis of the thoracic duct to the left external jugular vein for definitive treatment.
Category
Pulmonary Lymphatic Disease
Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication
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