Advance of the treatment for chylothorax
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4203.2009.01.022
- VernacularTitle:乳糜胸的治疗进展
- Author:
Yantao LIU
;
Yali HOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chylothorax;
chyle;
lymph;
pleural effusion;
thoracic duct
- From:
International Journal of Surgery
2009;36(1):57-60
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The treatment for chylothorax depends on the underlying causes and the individual clinical cir-cumstances.It is difficult to select the best treatment measure.The main options include medium-chain tri-glyceride diet,total parenteral nutrition,drug therapy,thoracentcsis,pleurodesis,pleuroperitoneal shunting,embolization or ligation of the thoracic duct.This paper provides a brief review of the treatment for chylotho-rax.
