MR Lymphangiography for Focal Disruption of the Thoracic Duct in Chylothorax of an Infant: a Case Report and Literature Review.

Author: Hai-Peng PAN ^{1
,

2} ; Qun LAO ³ ; Zheng-Hua FEI ⁴ ; Li YANG ⁵ ; Hai-Chun ZHOU ⁵ ; Can LAI ⁵
Author Information

1. Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China
2. Department of Radiology, Hangzhou Children's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, China.
3. Department of Radiology, Hangzhou Children's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, China.
4. Department of Radiology, Huzhou Maternity & Child Care Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313000, China.
5. Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052.
Publication Type:Journal Article
From: Chinese Medical Sciences Journal 2017;32(4):265-268
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: Chylothorax is a rare cause of pleural effusion in children, and it is usually difficult to identify the location of chyle leakage due to the small size of the thoracic duct in children. Herein we report an infant case with chylothorax whose leakage of the thoracic duct was successfully located by magnetic resonance lymphangiography (MRL) using pre-contrast MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and gadodiamide-enhanced spectral presaturation inversion recovery (SPIR) T-weighted imaging, which demonstrate the imaging method is easy and effective for detecting the focal disruption of the thoracic duct in children with chylothorax and younger than 8 months old.