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  • Title: Bilateral pleural effusion following cervical abscess drainage: a case report.
    Author: Fukunaga M, Tayama K, Takamori S, Matsuo T, Mitsuoka M, Miwa K, Hayashi A, Shirouzu K.
    Journal: Kurume Med J; 2000; 47(3):239-41. PubMed ID: 11059227.
    Abstract:
    Postoperative bilateral chylothorax after cervical surgery has been rarely reported, whereas unilateral chylothorax has been occasionally reported after thoracic surgery. Here, we report a rare case of bilateral pleural effusion that developed after cervical abscess drainage. On the second day after the drainage, the patient felt dyspnea, and bilateral pleural effusion was found on a chest X-ray. The effusion was thought to be chyle and was successfully treated with conservative management. Additionally here, we have suggested that non-traumatic chylothorax was caused by increasing intraluminal pressure occurring inside the thoracic duct after its ligation. Careful follow up of any respiratory symptoms and of chest X-rays is recommended after cervical intervention.
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