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VOLUME 10 , ISSUE 2 ( May-August, 2021 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Post Total Thyroidectomy, Isolated Right Side Chylothorax with High Output Fistula Managed with Lymphangiography

Dhruva Sharma, Deven Juneja, Omender Singh, Amit Goel, Prashant Singh, Varun Arora

Keywords : High outflow chylothorax, right side chylothorax, thoracic duct lymphangiography

Citation Information : Sharma D, Juneja D, Singh O, Goel A, Singh P, Arora V. Post Total Thyroidectomy, Isolated Right Side Chylothorax with High Output Fistula Managed with Lymphangiography. Indian J Respir Care 2021; 10 (2):249-251.

DOI: 10.4103/ijrc.ijrc_88_20

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Published Online: 06-12-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2021; Indian Journal of Respiratory Care.


Abstract

Chylothorax is a rare complication after total thyroidectomy with radical neck dissection, and isolated right side chylothorax is even rarer. Treatment may be conservative or surgical. Besides being helpful in making a diagnosis, thoracic duct lymphangiography (TDL) may be therapeutic in some cases. However, its application in high output chylous leak is not fully explored. Here, we present a rare case of right-sided high output chylothorax, secondary to total thyroidectomy, successfully treated with TDL.

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