ALLMedicine™ Chylothorax Center

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Chyle leak is an uncommon complication following esophagectomy, accounting for significant morbidity and mortality; however, the optimal treatment for the chylothorax is still controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence, man...

Nov 26th, 2020 - Regardless of the approach to esophagectomy, it is an operation that may be associated with significant risk to the patient. Robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) has the same potential for short- and long-term complications as...

Nov 24th, 2020 - This review addresses how anomalous cardiovascular anatomy imparts consequences to the airway, respiratory system mechanics, pulmonary vascular system, and lymphatic system. Abnormal formation or enlargement of great vessels can compress airways a...

Nov 23rd, 2020 - Generalized lymphatic dysplasia (GLD), characterized by lymphedema, lymphangiectasias, chylothorax, effusions, represents a recognized cause of fetal hydrops. We describe for the first time recurrent pregnancies showing different ultrasound presen...

Nov 21st, 2020 - Noonan syndrome is a multiorgan system disorder mediated by genetic defects along the RASknown as RASopathies. It is the second most common syndromic cause of congenital heart disease and, in ∼20% of the cases, is associated with severe lymphatic ...

May 5th, 2017 - Chylothorax is an uncommon but serious medical condition, which arises when intestinal lymphatic fluid leaks into the pleural space. Treatment strategies depend on the daily output and underlying etiology, which may be due to direct injury to lymp...

Apr 30th, 2017 - Chylothorax is an uncommon but serious medical condition, which arises when intestinal lymphatic fluid leaks into the pleural space. Treatment strategies depend on the daily output and underlying etiology, which may be due to direct injury to lymp.

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Chyle leak is an uncommon complication following esophagectomy, accounting for significant morbidity and mortality; however, the optimal treatment for the chylothorax is still controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence, man...

Nov 26th, 2020 - Regardless of the approach to esophagectomy, it is an operation that may be associated with significant risk to the patient. Robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) has the same potential for short- and long-term complications as...

Nov 24th, 2020 - This review addresses how anomalous cardiovascular anatomy imparts consequences to the airway, respiratory system mechanics, pulmonary vascular system, and lymphatic system. Abnormal formation or enlargement of great vessels can compress airways a...

Nov 23rd, 2020 - Generalized lymphatic dysplasia (GLD), characterized by lymphedema, lymphangiectasias, chylothorax, effusions, represents a recognized cause of fetal hydrops. We describe for the first time recurrent pregnancies showing different ultrasound presen...

Nov 21st, 2020 - Noonan syndrome is a multiorgan system disorder mediated by genetic defects along the RASknown as RASopathies. It is the second most common syndromic cause of congenital heart disease and, in ∼20% of the cases, is associated with severe lymphatic ...

Dec 1st, 2017 - Kaposi sarcoma is an angioproliferative tumor that is associated with human herpes virus-B (HIV-B). Mucocutaneous disease is the most common site for manifestation of AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma, commonly affecting the lower extremeties, oral muco.

Jun 1st, 2015 - SEATTLE – Thoracic duct ligation did not seem to prevent chylothorax in a review of 827 esophagectomy cases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. In fact, chylothorax was most likely in patients who had mass ligation of the duct and its surro.