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General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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01-06-2018 | Case Report

Chylothorax post thoracoscopic surgery for an anterior mediastinal tumor

Authors: Hironori Ishibashi, Yuya Ishikawa, Ayaka Asakawa, Sachiko Imai, Masashi Kobayashi, Kenichi Okubo

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 6/2018

Abstract

Chylothorax after anterior mediastinal surgery is rare. We treated a 39-year-old woman who presented with progressive dyspnea over 6 months. Chest computed tomography revealed a 12-cm round mass in the right anterior mediastinum. She underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for successful excision of the tumor; however, the surgery was complicated by the development of chylothorax. It was treated surgically with no recurrence of the tumor and/or chylothorax for 2 years. Chylothorax should be recognized as a postsurgical complication of anterior mediastinal tumors.

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Title: Chylothorax post thoracoscopic surgery for an anterior mediastinal tumor
Authors: Hironori Ishibashi
Yuya Ishikawa
Ayaka Asakawa
Sachiko Imai
Masashi Kobayashi
Kenichi Okubo
Publication date: 01-06-2018
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-017-0865-y

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Chylothorax post thoracoscopic surgery for an anterior mediastinal tumor

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