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Using Lymphovenous Anastomosis and Lymph Node to Vein Anastomosis for Treatment of Posttraumatic Chylothorax with Increased Thoracic Duct Pressure in 3-Year-Old Child

  • Kim, Yeongsong (Department of Plastic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Hyung B. (Department of Plastic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine) ;
  • Pak, Changsik J. (Department of Plastic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine) ;
  • Suh, Hyunsuk P. (Department of Plastic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine) ;
  • Hong, Joon P. (Department of Plastic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine)
  • Published : 2022.07.15
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Abstract

Chylothorax is a rare disease and massive lymph fluid loss can cause life-threatening condition such as severe malnutrition, weight loss, and impaired immune system. If untreated, mortality rate of chylothorax can be up to 50%. This is a case report of a 3-year-old child with iatrogenic chylothorax. Despite conservative treatment and procedures, like perm catheter insertion, the patient failed to improve the respiratory symptoms over 3 months of period. As an alternative to surgical option, such as pleurodesis and thoracic duct ligation which has high complication rate, the patient underwent lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) and lymph node to vein anastomosis (LNVA). Follow-up at fourth month showed clear lungs without breathing difficulty despite perm catheter removal. This is the first report to show the effectiveness of LVA and LNVA against iatrogenic chylothorax.

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