Runge, Tina; Borbély, Yves Michael; Candinas, Daniel; Seiler, Christian A. (2014). Bilateral chylothorax following neck dissection: a case report. BMC research notes, 7(311), p. 311. Biomed Central 10.1186/1756-0500-7-311
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BACKGROUND
Chylothorax is an extremely rare but potentially life-threatening complication after radical neck dissection. We report the case of a bilateral chylothorax after total thyroidectomy and cervico-central and cervico-lateral lymphadenectomy for thyroid carcinoma.
CASE PRESENTATION
A 40-year-old European woman underwent total thyroidectomy and neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma. Postoperatively she developed dyspnoea and pleural effusion. A chylothorax was found and the initial conservative therapy was not successful. She had to be operated on again and the thoracic duct was legated.
CONCLUSION
The case presentation reports a very rare complication after total thyroidectomy and neck dissection, but it has to be kept in mind to prevent dangerous complications.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Visceral Surgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Runge, Tina, Borbély, Yves Michael, Candinas, Daniel, Seiler, Christian A. |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1756-0500 |
Publisher: |
Biomed Central |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Lilian Karin Smith-Wirth |
Date Deposited: |
04 May 2015 08:21 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:45 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1186/1756-0500-7-311 |
PubMed ID: |
24885488 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Thyroidectomy; Neck dissection; Bilateral chylothorax |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.66960 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/66960 |
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