Chyloptysis with Right Middle Lobe Syndrome Complicated Postoperatively by Chylothorax: An Unusual Cause of Right Middle Lobe Syndrome
Chyloptysis, in the context of middle lobe syndrome, and chylothorax are rare clinical entities. They are reported in the medical literature mostly as case reports, but never together in the same patient. The present report describes the case of a 34-year-old woman who presented with chyloptysis ass...
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| description | Chyloptysis, in the context of middle lobe syndrome, and chylothorax are rare clinical entities. They are reported in the medical literature mostly as case reports, but never together in the same patient. The present report describes the case of a 34-year-old woman who presented with chyloptysis associated with recurrent right middle lobe syndrome since she was 20 years of age, and eventually underwent right middle lobectomy. A few weeks postoperatively, she developed a right-sided chylothorax, which was refractory to medical therapy, and was successfully treated with thoracic duct ligation. She has been symptom-free for two years postsurgery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1a75e642c0374ce593e2aa70fcb7cb182025-02-03T01:24:39ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412009-01-01162e1e210.1155/2009/370496Chyloptysis with Right Middle Lobe Syndrome Complicated Postoperatively by Chylothorax: An Unusual Cause of Right Middle Lobe SyndromeChamani Illamperuma0John Reid1Rani Kanthan2Department of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, CanadaDepartment of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaChyloptysis, in the context of middle lobe syndrome, and chylothorax are rare clinical entities. They are reported in the medical literature mostly as case reports, but never together in the same patient. The present report describes the case of a 34-year-old woman who presented with chyloptysis associated with recurrent right middle lobe syndrome since she was 20 years of age, and eventually underwent right middle lobectomy. A few weeks postoperatively, she developed a right-sided chylothorax, which was refractory to medical therapy, and was successfully treated with thoracic duct ligation. She has been symptom-free for two years postsurgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/370496 |
| spellingShingle | Chamani Illamperuma John Reid Rani Kanthan Chyloptysis with Right Middle Lobe Syndrome Complicated Postoperatively by Chylothorax: An Unusual Cause of Right Middle Lobe Syndrome Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Chyloptysis with Right Middle Lobe Syndrome Complicated Postoperatively by Chylothorax: An Unusual Cause of Right Middle Lobe Syndrome |
| title_full | Chyloptysis with Right Middle Lobe Syndrome Complicated Postoperatively by Chylothorax: An Unusual Cause of Right Middle Lobe Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Chyloptysis with Right Middle Lobe Syndrome Complicated Postoperatively by Chylothorax: An Unusual Cause of Right Middle Lobe Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chyloptysis with Right Middle Lobe Syndrome Complicated Postoperatively by Chylothorax: An Unusual Cause of Right Middle Lobe Syndrome |
| title_short | Chyloptysis with Right Middle Lobe Syndrome Complicated Postoperatively by Chylothorax: An Unusual Cause of Right Middle Lobe Syndrome |
| title_sort | chyloptysis with right middle lobe syndrome complicated postoperatively by chylothorax an unusual cause of right middle lobe syndrome |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/370496 |
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