Intraoperative chylous leak diagnosis by preoperative oral administration of ice cream: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chylothorax is an intractable postoperative complication of thoracic surgery. Preventing postoperative chylothorax following initial surgery is important. Most cases of chylothorax are caused by injury to the thoracic duct or its branches. However, rare cases might result from injury to the lymphatic vessels in the chest wall. Preoperative oral administration of dairy products is widely recognized as a useful method for identifying the sites of chylous leaks during surgery for chylothoraces. Herein, we report a surgical case of a middle mediastinal tumor, wherein a chylous leak in the chest wall was intraoperatively detected due to scheduled preoperative oral administration of dairy products before the initial surgery, resulting in prevented postoperative chylothorax.

SUBMITTER: Kawamoto N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10789881 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature