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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Volume 66, 1987 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Chylothorax as A Complication After Delivery

Göran Tornling Departments of Thoracic Medicine and Thoracic Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Goran Axelsson Departments of Thoracic Medicine and Thoracic Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Arpad Peterffy Departments of Thoracic Medicine and Thoracic Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 381-382 | Received 24 Jun 1986, Accepted 22 Sep 1986, Published online: 03 Aug 2009
 

Abstract

A 23-year old female who developed a chylothorax as a probable complication after delivery is described and a possible mechanism is proposed. Conservative treatment was unsuccessful and the surgical management was complicated by an anatomical variation with the thoracic duct presenting as a plexiform system instead of a single duct.

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