Thoracoscopic treatment of postoperative chylothorax after coronary bypass surgery.

Janssen, J P; Joosten, H J; Postmus, P E · Thorax · 1994

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Chylothorax after sternotomy for aortocoronary bypass surgery is a rare but serious complication. To avoid lateral thoracotomy a left sided thoracoscopy was performed and the site of the leakage was immediately found and successfully clipped.

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