ReviewCureus2021
Post-Operative Chylothorax in Children Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Chronic Chylothorax in Childhood: Clinical Complexity and Management Challenges-A Case Report and Literature Overview.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Success rates of conservative treatment and optimal surgical timing for pediatric chylothorax.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2025Article
- Lymphoscintigraphy Findings are Associated with Outcome in Children with Chylothorax After Cardiac Surgery.Pediatric cardiology · 2024Article
- Risk Factors of Chylothorax After Congenital Heart Surgery in Infants: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2024Article
- Chylothorax After Heart Surgery in Children.Pediatric cardiology · 2023Article
- Incidence, Risk Factors and Effective Treatment Strategies for Chylothorax After Pediatric Heart Surgeries: Retrospective Analysis of Large Database in Single Institution.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2023Article
- Lymphatic anomalies in congenital heart disease.Pediatric radiology · 2022Review
- Postoperative Chylothorax in Neonates and Infants after Congenital Heart Disease Surgery-Current Aspects in Diagnosis and Treatment.Nutrients · 2022Review
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Abstract
Chylothorax is a rare postoperative complication of congenital heart surgery. It has high morbidity with increased hospital stay and cost of treatment. Damage to the thoracic duct, disruption of accessory lymphatic vessels, and increased venous pressure exceeding that in the thoracic duct have been proposed as the possible causes of chylothorax after surgery for congenital heart disease. Prompt diagnose with early initiation of treatment will reduce the duration of drainage. Staged treatment is the general principle in managing this serious complication. Loss of chyle leads to volume, nutritional and electrolyte depletion, immunological deficiencies and hematological complications. Identifying the underlying cause and addressing it is crucial to definitive management.
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