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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:767-768
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Correspondence

Diaphragmatic Fenestration for Resistant Chlyothorax

Sachin Talwar, MCh, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, MCh, Balram Airan, MCh

Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029 India

(Email: shivchoudhary@hotmail.com).

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

To the Editor:

We read with interest the article by Chan and colleagues [1] on postoperative chylothorax in children. Thoracic duct ligation was undertaken in 4 of their patients with failed conservative management. However, in 3 of their 4 patients, the drainage persisted. We concur with them that thoracic duct ligation may reduce the amount of chylous drainage, but may not completely abolish it. The usual finding on thoracotomy at the . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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