Clin Case Rep

. 2020 Nov 11;9(1):350-354. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3528. eCollection 2021 Jan. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33489181/

A late presenting left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair complicated by postoperative chylothorax: A case report

Sandesh Raj Upadhaya ¹, Utsav Joshi ², Sagar Gyawali ³, Bijay Thapa ¹, Anupama Thapa ¹Affiliations expand

• PMID: 33489181
• PMCID: PMC7813110
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3528

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Abstract

Management of chylothorax after repair of late presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia is debatable. Conservative management in the form of close monitoring of chylous output with nutritional support appears convincing to surgery.

Keywords: chylothorax; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; conservative; left‐sided; postoperative.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors state that there is no conflict of interest.

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