COMBINED CHYLOUS NECK FISTULA, CHYLOTHORAX AND CHYLOPERITONEUM AFTER TRANSHIATAL ESOPHAGECTOMY

SHAJ Tytgat; PPLO Coene; LCJM Lemaire; H Obertop; JJB Van Lanschot

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COMBINED CHYLOUS NECK FISTULA, CHYLOTHORAX AND CHYLOPERITONEUM AFTER TRANSHIATAL ESOPHAGECTOMY

Authors: SHAJ Tytgat ( ) , PPLO Coene ( ) , LCJM Lemaire ( ) , H Obertop ( ) , JJB Van Lanschot ( )

Abstract

A 65-year-old man sequentially developed a chylous neck fistula, left-sided chylothorax, and chylous ascites after a transhiatal total esophagectomy for adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus. The pathophysiology of this unusual accumulation of chyle in three separate anatomic compartments is examined.

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How to Cite: Tytgat, S. , Coene, P. , Lemaire, L. , Obertop, H. & Van Lanschot, J. (1996) “COMBINED CHYLOUS NECK FISTULA, CHYLOTHORAX AND CHYLOPERITONEUM AFTER TRANSHIATAL ESOPHAGECTOMY”, Lymphology. 29(4).