SPONTANEOUS BILATERAL CHYLOTHORAX

Bilateral spontaneous persistent open pneumothorax with chylothorax.

Bilateral spontaneous chylothorax after severe vomiting in children

OBJECTIVE To report the case of a child with bilateral chylothorax due to infrequent etiology: thoracic duct injury after severe vomiting. CASE DESCRIPTION Girl, 7 years old, with chronic facial swelling started after hyperemesis. During examination, she also presented with bilateral pleural effusion, with chylous fluid obtained during thoracentesis. After extensive clinical, laboratory, and ...

Spontaneous bilateral chylothorax: uniform features of a rare condition.

A 67-yr-old woman was admitted with dyspnoea, chest and neck pain and swelling of both supraclavicular fossae and the neck. Chest X-ray showed bilateral pleural effusions. Thoracocentesis yielded a milky fluid with a high triglyceride level. Four previously published cases had similar clinical manifestations. The pathophysiology is discussed.

Spontaneously resolving idiopathic bilateral chylothorax

Received 10 June 2015 Accepted 12 August 2015 Online 31 August 2015 Print 31 August 2015 Chylothorax is a relatively rare clinical entity caused by injury or obstruction of the thoracic duct or its tributaries leading to accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity. It is characterized by a high concentration of neutral fat and fatty acids in the pleural fluid. Bilateral chylothorax is even more...

Spontaneous idiopathic chylothorax in adults.

hylothorax refers to the presence of chyle in the pleural cavity as a result of thoracic duct disruption. It is either spontaneous or traumatic. Typically, it appears as a milky, opalescent odorless fluid, rich in triglycerides. Herein, 2 cases of spontaneous idiopathic chylothorax are reported, with a brief review of the literature. A 37-year-old Saudi man, who was admitted for investigation o...