Treatment of refractory lymphangioleiomyomatosis-associated chylous effusion with a pleuroperitoneal window and omental flap

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Aug;138(2):497-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.03.073. Epub 2008 Aug 23.

Authors

Subroto Paul¹, Stacey Su, Heather Edenfield, David J Kwiatkowski, Raphael Bueno

Affiliation

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 19619804
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.03.073

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Chylothorax / diagnosis
Chylothorax / etiology
Chylothorax / surgery*
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / complications
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / complications
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / diagnosis
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / surgery*
Pericardial Effusion / diagnosis
Pericardial Effusion / etiology
Pericardial Effusion / surgery*
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / complications
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / surgery*