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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:1507-1509
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Chylothorax After Internal Thoracic Artery Harvest

Cliff K. Choong, FRACS, Carlo Martinez, MD, Hendrick B. Barner, MD *

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Accepted for publication February 15, 2005.

* Address correspondence to Dr Barner, 6125 Clayton Ave, Suite 430, St. Louis, MO 63139 (Email: hendrick.barner{at}tenethealth.com).

Chylothorax is a rare complication following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. We report a case of chylothorax that complicated a left internal thoracic artery harvest and review the literature regarding this subject.






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