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01-06-2013 | Case Report

Successful management of intractable chylothorax in Gorham–Stout disease by awake thoracoscopic surgery

Authors: Masafumi Noda, Chiaki Endo, Yasushi Hoshikawa, Naoya Ishibashi, Takaya Suzuki, Yoshinori Okada, Takashi Kondo

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 6/2013

Abstract

Gorham–Stout is an extremely rare disease, which is characterized by proliferation of vascular and lymphatic bone structures. A 15-year-old male patient was the diagnosis of Gorham–Stout disease of the cervical spine with chylothorax. Awake thoracoscopic ablation was performed using bronchoscopic tools and awake thoracoscopic debridement of the thoracoscopic cavities and chemical pleurodesis with OK-432 were repeated. The amount of drained liquid was controlled. There was no recurrence of pleural effusion.

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Title: Successful management of intractable chylothorax in Gorham–Stout disease by awake thoracoscopic surgery
Authors: Masafumi Noda
Chiaki Endo
Yasushi Hoshikawa
Naoya Ishibashi
Takaya Suzuki
Yoshinori Okada
Takashi Kondo
Publication date: 01-06-2013
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 6/2013
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-012-0130-3

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Successful management of intractable chylothorax in Gorham–Stout disease by awake thoracoscopic surgery

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