Chylothorax as a complication after delivery |
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| Authors: | G Tornling G Axelsson A Peterffy |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Thoracic Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. |
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| Abstract: | A 23-year old female who developed a chylothorax as a probable complication after delivery is described and a possible mechanism is proposed. Conservative treatment was unsuccessful and the surgical management was complicated by an anatomical variation with the thoracic duct presenting as a plexiform system instead of a single duct. |
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