ArticleJournal of the Saudi Heart Association2020
Chylothorax after coronary artery bypass surgery. Report of a case and review of the literature.
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- Traumatic chylothorax management post-coronary artery bypass grafting - A systematic review.Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals · 2025Pooled it
- Chylothorax after adult cardiac surgery: a comprehensive narrative review.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026Review
- Anesthetic Management of a Patient Undergoing Lymphangiography and Thoracic Duct Embolization for Chylothorax Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.Annals of African medicine · 2025Article
- VATS thoracic duct clipping in post-CABG with chylothorax.Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
Chylothorax after coronary artery bypass grafting is a rare complication and leads to increased mortality and morbidity. Because of the rarity of this complication, its management is debatable. We present the case of a 41 years old male patient who had a left sided chylothorax after coronary artery bypass grafting. The patient was managed conservatively with low fat diet and drainage of the chylothorax. A thorough search of the literature published on the subject was done and treatment strategies employed by various authors were studied. Various treatment options are conservative management with chest tube drainage, octreotide and low-fat diet or diet containing medium chain triglycerides. Invasive options are video assisted thoracoscopy and thoracotomy with or without ligation of thoracic duct. An account of the management strategies employed by various authors is presented in this report.
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