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  • Title: Postesophagectomy mediastinal chylothorax causing upper airway obstruction misdiagnosed as asthma: a report of two cases.
    Author: Theaker NJ, Brady PW, Fisher MM.
    Journal: Chest; 1997 Apr; 111(4):1126-8. PubMed ID: 9106601.
    Abstract:
    Injury to the thoracic duct resulting in chylothorax is an uncommon but well-documented complication of esophagectomy. In two cases, which were associated with signs of life-threatening upper airway obstruction, an initial diagnosis of asthma was made. It appears that this complication of esophagectomy has not been reported previously.
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