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(Chest. 1994;106:1233-1234.)
© 1994 American College of Chest Physicians

Thoracoscopic Ligation of a Thoracic Duct Leakage

Frans Zoetmulder MD, PhD1; Emiel Rutgers MD, PhD1; and Paul Baas MD2

1 From the Department of Surgery, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2 From the Department of Pulmonology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

A patient in whom a chylothorax developed 4 years after treatment of a soft-tissue sarcoma by resection and radiotherapy is described. The thoracic duct leak could be identified and closed by thoracoscopic intervention.

Key Words: chylothorax • thoracic duct • thoracoscopy




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