White lung with milky effusion

Authors :: Tamer Mohamed Zaalouk
Ossama Sajeh Maadarani
Zouheir Ibrahim Bitar
AlAsmar Mohammed El-Shably
Source :: Clinical Case Reports, Clinical Case Reports, Vol 8, Iss 12, Pp 2557-2560 (2020)
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2020.
Abstract: Thoracic duct injury is a rare complication of dorsal spine operations. Ultrasound chest plays an important tool for rapid diagnosis of acute dyspnea, drainage of massive effusion, and daily follow‐up. Conservative treatment of postoperative chylous with measures to decrease chylous formation can lead to a resolution of chylothorax.

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