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  • Title: Ligation of the thoracic duct for the treatment of chylothorax in heart diseases.
    Author: Pêgo-Fernandes PM, Jatene FB, Tokunaga CC, Simão DT, Beirutty R, Iwahashi ER, de Oliveira SA.
    Journal: Arq Bras Cardiol; 2003 Sep; 81(3):309-17. PubMed ID: 14569375.
    Abstract:
    In children, chylothorax occurs mainly after cardiac and thoracic surgeries. One of the recommended postsurgery treatments is ligation of the thoracic tract, when all other conservative treatments have failed. We report 4 cases of chylothorax in patients who were successfully treated with this approach, which resulted in a decrease in pleural drainage without recurrent chylothorax.
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