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  • Title: Prone-Position Thoracoscopic Ligation of the Thoracic Duct for Chyle Leak Following Radical Neck Dissection in a Patient with a Right Aortic Arch.
    Author: Shirakawa Y, Noma K, Ohara T, Kashima H, Maeda N, Tanabe S, Kagawa S, Fujiwara T.
    Journal: Acta Med Okayama; 2015; 69(3):173-6. PubMed ID: 26101193.
    Abstract:
    A chyle leak can occur as a complication after neck or chest surgery. Such a leak prolongs the hospital stay and is sometimes life-threatening. The treatment options are conservative management, interventional radiologic embolization, and surgery. Thoracoscopic ligation of the thoracic duct has emerged as a promising and definitive treatment. The case of a 65-year-old Japanese male patient with a rare congenital right aortic arch (typeⅢB1 of Edward's classification) and a severe chyle leak that occurred after a total pharyngolaryngo-esophagectomy (TPLE) is described. The chyle leak was successfully managed by thoracoscopic ligation of the thoracic duct via a left-side approach with the patient in the prone position.
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