CHYLOTHORAX - A RARE COMPLICATION OF ENDOSCOPIC VARICEAL SCLEROTHERAPY

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BURY, T
CORHAY, JL
LOUIS, R
RADERMECKER, M
BELAICHE, J
机构
[1] Departments of Pneumology and Gastroenterology, CHU Sart-Tilman, University of Liege, Liege
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CHYLOTHORAX; ENDOSCOPIC VARICEAL SCLEROTHERAPY; COMPLICATION;
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10.1097/00042737-199304000-00017
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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Objective: A description of a rare complication of endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy. Design: A single patient case report, describing pre- and post-sclerotherapy symptoms as well as management of this complication. Setting: Department of pneumology in a university hospital. Patient: A 56-year-old woman with a history of cirrhosis and a recent haematemesis. Interventions: Sclerotherapy, thoracoscopy, pleuro-peritoneal shunt, spleno-renal shunt. Outcome: No pleural effusion recurrence after 2 years. Conclusion: The thoracic duct runs posterior to the middle third of the oesophagus and may be disrupted by variceal sclerotherapy.
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页码:293 / 294
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