Open AccessChylothorax - Modalities of management and outcomes: A case series
Author(s) -
Mohan Venkatesh Pulle,
Harsh Vardhan Puri,
Belal Bin Asaf,
Sukhram Bishnoi,
Ajit Kumar Yadav,
Arvind Kumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_526_20
Subject(s) - medicine , chylothorax , surgery , conservative management , thoracic duct , pleurodesis , ligation , perioperative , retrospective cohort study , general surgery , pleural effusion , lymphatic system , immunology
At present, there are no universally accepted protocols for the management of chylothorax. This study aims at reporting the clinical experience and presenting our institutional protocol for managing chylothorax.