The successful management of thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation in a compromised infant with targeted lobar deflation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe the successful management of thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation in a 2.5-kg compromised infant by using selective lobar-bronchial blockade. The technique reduces the risk of intraprocedural physiologic impairment, allowing the benefits of otherwise minimally invasive thoracoscopic procedures, even when the conditions of children are severely compromised.
Medical subject headings
- Chylothorax
- Respiration, Artificial
- Thoracic Duct
- Thoracic Surgical Procedures