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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:813
© 2006 Elsevier Science NL

Letters to the Editor

Role of pre-operative lymphangiogram and lympangioscintigraphy in the surgical management of spontaneous chylothorax

^a Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
^b Pulmonary Rehabilitation, IRCCS San Raffaele, Rome, Italy

Received 2 June 2006; accepted 17 August 2006.

^_* Corresponding author. Address: Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Catholic University, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. Tel.: +39 3358366161; fax: +39 063051162. (Email: alfcesario@rm.unicatt.it).

Key Words: Chylothorax • Video-assisted thoracic surgery • Lymphangiography • Lymphangiogram

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We have read with interest the report from Christodoulou and co-workers [1] regarding the video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) treatment of spontaneous (non-traumatic) recurrent chylotorax.

As a matter of fact, due to the respiratory, nutritional and immunological implications, surgery is indicated whereas any conservative treatment failed in controlling this clinical condition. On the basis of their experience on a series of six treated patients, the Authors do conclude that recurrent or persistent non-traumatic chylothorax may be successfully treated by video-assisted right supradiaphragmatic thoracic duct ligation.

We strongly agree with the Authors . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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