Thoracic duct injury: clinical case

In a clínica/ of rare frequency, firearms had inflicteda traumatic wound in thoracic duct.The presence of kilo microns in pleural drainageliquid, confirmed diagnosis.lnitial treatment was conservative, but it was decidedto resort to surgery, taking into consideration clinica/and paraclinica/ evidenc...

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Main Author: González, Daniel (author)
Other Authors: Vega, Alvaro (author), Torres, Marcos (author)
Format: article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2002
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Online Access:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4452
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Summary:In a clínica/ of rare frequency, firearms had inflicteda traumatic wound in thoracic duct.The presence of kilo microns in pleural drainageliquid, confirmed diagnosis.lnitial treatment was conservative, but it was decidedto resort to surgery, taking into consideration clinica/and paraclinica/ evidence of ma/nutrition, as we/1as alterations of the milieu intérieur. We identifiedoutpour of clear liquid from mediastine and so/ved itthrough a stitch on mediastinal ce// tissue, coveringthe site of leakage.On day 24 of evolution, sepsis appeares, the startingpoint being of bilateral pneumonitis. This conditionwas favorable resolved.