Successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt trauma

Successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt trauma

Chylothorax is a rare condition after blunt trauma. We present a 32-year-olds man with a thoracic duct injury resulting in the right chylothorax after a motor vehicle collision. After the failure of conservative management, the patient underwent lymphangiography and successfully embolized the thorac...

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Veröffentlicht in:Radiology case reports 2023-06, Vol.18 (6), p.2121-2125
Hauptverfasser: Dung, Le Thanh, Van Sy, Than, Linh, Ngo Thi, Tuyen, Dinh Trong, Hung, Dinh The, Van Cuong, Vu, Nhung, Ta Hong
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Chylothorax
Embolization
Thoracic duct injury
Thoracic duct trauma
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Zusammenfassung:Chylothorax is a rare condition after blunt trauma. We present a 32-year-olds man with a thoracic duct injury resulting in the right chylothorax after a motor vehicle collision. After the failure of conservative management, the patient underwent lymphangiography and successfully embolized the thoracic duct. This report emphasizes the importance of identifying thoracic duct injury in setting blunt trauma and management of this injury.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2023.02.061