Pulmonary Lymphatic Disorders

Cough-induced chylothorax in a two-year-old boy – case report and review of the literature

Melanie Anger, Julian Hofmann, Bettina Ruf, Marc Steinborn, Daniela Reber, Katharina Warncke, Nikolaus RieberKinderklinik München Schwabing, Munich Klinik and School of Medicine and Technical University of Munich. Germany BioMed Central PediatricsBMC Pediatr 2023; 23:DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04221-9 AbstractBackground: Chylothorax is a very rare form of pleural effusion in children, especially after the neonatal period, and predominantly occurs secondary to cardiothoracic […]

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Anesthetic challenges in patients with multicompartmental lymphatic failure after Fontan palliation undergoing transcatheter thoracic duct decompression

Kristen R. Groody, Susan C. Nicolson, David R. JobesChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia. University of Michigan.United States Paediatric AnaesthesiaPaediatr Anaesth 2024; DOI: 10.1111/pan.14891 AbstractLymphatic flow abnormalities are central to the development of protein losing enteropathy, plastic bronchitis, ascites and pleural effusions in patients palliated to the Fontan circulation. These complications can occur in isolation or multicompartmental (two

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Risk factors and early outcomes of chylothorax following congenital cardiac surgery: A single-center experience

Emine Hekim Yılmaz, Oktay Korun, Murat Cicek Nurgül YurtsevenDr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research. Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine. Turkey Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg 2023; 31: 334-342DOI: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2023.24483 AbstractBackground: This study aims to investigate the incidence and risk factors for chylothorax and to

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The Outcome of Congenital Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Down Syndrome: Single-Center Experience

Abdulhameed A. Alnajjar, Sherif S. Salem, Luna S. Baangood, Mansour B. Al-Mutairi, Mohamed F. Morsy, Mustafa Al-Muhaya, Alassal A. Alkodami, Merhamer L. Sabtirul, Mohamed S. Hussein, Eman W. Altommeihi, Ahmed M. Shaban, Mohamed Alashwal, Ayman R. AbdelrehimMadinah Cardiac Center. Menoufia University. Sohag University. Suez Canal University. Saudi Arabia and Egypt Heart Surgery ForumHeart Surg Forum

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Case report: Blotchy skin in a puffy neonate: is there a new association?

Chacko J. Joseph, Arijit Lodha, Soumya R. Thomas, Essa Al Awad, Nicola A. M. Wright, Cora Constantinescu, Doan Le, Majeeda KamaluddeenUniversity of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine. University of Alberta. Canada Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2023; 11:DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1247343 AbstractIntroduction: Purpura fulminans in the neonatal population is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition complicated by thrombosis, resultant vital

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Non-Contrast MR Lymphography and Intranodal Dynamic Contrast MR Lymphangiography in Children with Congenital Heart Disease-Imaging Findings as well as Impact on Patient Management and Outcome

Christoph Bauer, Mario Scala, Pavel Sekyra,Franz Fellner, Gerald TulzerKepler University Hospital GmbH. Johannes Kepler University Linz. Austria International Journal of Molecular SciencesInt J Mol Sci 2023; 24:DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914827 AbstractLymphatic flow disorders are rare but devastating complications in children with congenital heart disease. T2-weighted magnetic resonance lymphography and intranodal dynamic contrast magnetic resonance lymphangiography are imaging modalities

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Lymphoscintigraphy Findings are Associated with Outcome in Children with Chylothorax After Cardiac Surgery

Sayo Suzuki, Yoshihiko Kodama, Ayako Kuraoka, Takuya Hara, Yuichi Ishikawa, Toshihide Nakano, Koichi SagawaFukuoka Children’s Hospital. University of Miyazaki. Japan Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024; 45: 150-155DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03303-w AbstractPostoperative chylothorax in patients with congenital heart diseases (CHD) results in poor outcomes if anatomical and functional abnormalities of the lymphatic system are present. While these abnormalities are typically

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Impact of aortopulmonary collaterals on adverse events after total cavopulmonary connection

Takuya Osawa, Thibault Schaeffer, Kristina Borgmann, Mervin Schmiel, Helena Staehler, Chiara Di Padua, Paul Philipp Heinisch, Nicole Piber, Masato Mutsuga, Alfred Hager, Peter Ewert, Jürgen Hörer, Masamichi OnoTechnische Universität München. University Hospital of Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität. Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine. Germany and Japan European Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryEur J Cardiothorac Surg 2023; 64:DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad408

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Pleurodesis using OK-432 for persistent pleural effusion after cardiac surgery in the neonatal period or early infancy

Tomohiro Nakata, Maiko Tachi, Kenji Yasuda, Shigeki Nakashima, Tadashi Ikeda, Kenji Minatoya, Teiji OdaShimane University Faculty of Medicine. Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine.Japan Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic AnnalsAsian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2024; 32: 83-90DOI: 10.1177/02184923231219606 AbstractObjective: To evaluate the efficacy of pleurodesis using OK-432 after cardiac surgery in the neonatal period or early infancy.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the

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Current practices for refractory chylothorax following congenital heart surgery

Gregory T. Adamson, Melissa M. Winder, Kirsti G. Catton, Aaron G. Dewitt, Benjamin W. Kozyak, Emilee T. Glenn, David K. BaillyStanford University School of Medicine. University of Utah. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123003918 AbstractIntroduction: Chylothorax following paediatric cardiac surgery is associated with significant morbidity,

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