Table 1 Chylothorax after abdominal digestive surgery
Author | Age | Sex | Primary disease | Operation | POD | Pleural side | Detailed examination | Location of leakage | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Griffo et al., 2010 [15] | 59 | M | Gastric cancer | Total gastrectomy | 2 | Right | Thoracoscopy | Not identified | Pleurodesis |
Griffo et al., 2010 [15] | 62 | F | Hiatal hernia | Nissen fundoplication | 7 | Right | Thoracoscopy | Not identified | Pleurodesis |
Griffo et al., 2010 [15] | 65 | F | Gastric cancer | Upper partial gastrectomy | 5 | Right | Thoracoscopy | Not identified | Pleurodesis |
van der Vliet et al., 1985 [13] | 78 | F | Gastric cancer | Total gastrectomy | 10 | Left | No | Not identified | TPN |
van der Vliet et al., 1985 [13] | 66 | M | Gastric cancer | Total gastrectomy | 4 | Left | No | Not identified | TPN |
Doerr et al., 2005 [2] | – | – | – | Partial gastrectomy | – | – | No | – | – |
Li et al., 2007 [14] | 39 | M | Liver donor | Right hepatectomy | 6 | Right | No | Not identified | Pleural drainage |
Our case | 74 | F | Cholangiocarcinoma | Right hepatectomy | 42 | Right | Lymph- angiography | Not identified | Lymph- angiography |