Open AccessChylothorax as A Complication After Delivery
Author(s) -
Tornling Göran,
Axelsson Goran,
Peterffy Arpad
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348709103660
Subject(s) - chylothorax , medicine , complication , thoracic duct , surgery , conservative management , delivery system , general surgery , lymphatic system , pathology , pharmacology
A 23‐year old female who developed a chylothorax as a probable complication after delivery is described and a possible mechanism is proposed. Conservative treatment was unsuccessful and the surgical management was complicated by an anatomical variation with the thoracic duct presenting as a plexiform system instead of a single duct.