ReviewJournal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons2024
Chyle leak after head and neck surgeries: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and management strategies.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Best evidence summary for nutritional management of cancer patients with chyle leaks following surgery.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Axillary lymph node access: the alternative for lymphangiography and embolization for lymphatic leakage after total laryngectomy and radical neck dissection.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Low-output lymphatic leakage after contralateral seventh cervical nerve cross transfer: a clinical and anatomical observation.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
- When lymph defies benign surgery: postoperative chylous fistula.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Postoperative Chylous Leakage in Breast Cancer Patients: A Multicentre Case Series.Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Chinese Expert Consensus on Preventing and Managing Chyle Fistula in Cervical Lymph Node Dissection for Thyroid Cancer (2024).Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2025Article
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Abstract
Chyle leaks are uncommon complications after head and neck surgeries. Although uncommon, such a complication is noteworthy mention due to its perplexing diagnosis and management strategies. This scoping review aims to highlight and emphasize the diagnosis and management options proposed in the literature. A comprehensive search was performed in PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, and Scopus databases and identified 617 articles that were reduced to 40 studies and reports after applying the eligibility criteria. Although numerous treatment options ranging from simple, conservative measures to invasive surgical procedures have been mentioned for low-output, high-output, and massive leaks, there is no concrete evidence on the best method. Thus, a combination of management options must be customized by case for optimum results.
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