Vol. 101 No. 12 (2022), Case report
Vol. 101 No. 12 (2022)

Chylothorax treatment with thoracic duct embolization

Case report
Published 2022-12-15
V. Chovanec
Department of Radiology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9860-3616
J. Drugda
4th Department of Internal Medicine – Hematology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove
M. Lojik
Department of Radiology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove
P. Vodarek
4th Department of Internal Medicine – Hematology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove
P. Zak
4th Department of Internal Medicine – Hematology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove
I. Hanke
Department of Cardiosurgery, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove
V. Koblizek
Department of Pulmology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove

Abstract

The authors present a case of a patient with non-traumatic right-sided chylothorax which was successfully treated by thoracic duct embolization. The procedure was performed through the cisterna chyli which was visualised by intranodal lymphography. The coils and acrylic tissue glues were used for embolization. The patient has been followed for 5 months and is free of recurrence of chylothorax

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