Chylothorax after posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion.

Rames, R D; Schoenecker, P L; Bridwell, K H · Clin Orthop Relat Res · 1990

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Chylothorax occurred in a 16-year-old girl after posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis. Nonoperative management, including chest tube drainage for 26 days and total parenteral nutrition, successfully treated this unusual complication after a posterior spinal fusion.

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