Resolution of refractory chylothorax with a combination of talc pleurodesis and CPAP

Chylothorax is an uncommon cause of pleural effusion. Recurrent chylous effusions are often resistant to conservative treatment and many need surgical intervention. We report a 69‐year‐old woman with refractory idiopathic chylothorax resistant to medium‐chain triglyceride diet and intermittent thora...

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Publicado en:Respirol Case Rep
Autores principales: Ng, Boon Hau, Nik Abeed, Nik Nuratiqah, Abdul Hamid, Mohamed Faisal, Soo, Chun Ian, Low, Hsueh Jing, Ban, Andrea Yu‐Lin
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7362676/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32685169
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.624
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