Chylothorax: A Rare Complication of Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy
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2018Author
ÇALIK, Mustafa
ÇALIK, Saniye Göknil
ESME, Hıdır
BEKÇİ, Taha Tahir
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Hyperhidrosis (HH) is a pathological condition of excessive secretion of
the eccrine sweat glands in amounts greater than that required for
physiological needs. Herein, we describe a patient who was treated with
autologous blood pleurodesis for ductus thoracicus injury after
endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy. A 23-year-old woman was admitted to
our clinic with a complaint of bilateral pronounced axillary HH, minimal
sweating of the hands, and bruising. She underwent bilateral thoracic
sympathectomy at levels T3 and T4. A milky fluid was observed in the
left chest tube and was diagnosed as chylothorax. No similar case of
postoperative chylothorax treated with autologous blood pleurodesis has
been found in the English literature. According to anatomical
variations, the ductus thoracicus is susceptible to injury even in the
hands of an experienced surgeon. In case an injury has occurred shortly
after thoracic sympathectomy, autologous blood pleurodesis is an
effective treatment for chylothorax. This procedure is safe and cheap
and can be easily performed at the bedside.
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