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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;21:556-557
© 2002 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Treatment of postoperative chylothorax through laparoscopic thoracic duct ligation

^a Department of Thoracic Surgery and Chief of Lung Transplantation, Italian Hospital, Gascon 450, Buenos Aires, Argentina
^b Department of Esophagus, Stomach and Duodenum Surgery, Italian Hospital, Gascon 450, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Received 26 October 2001; received in revised form 28 November 2001; accepted 3 December 2001.

* Corresponding author
e-mail: bcvassallo{at}hitalba.edu.ar
e-mail: transplante.pulmonar{at}hospitalitaliano.org.ar

We report the laparoscopic transhiatal thoracic duct ligation to solve postoperative chylothorax after right total pleurectomy for malignant diffuse mesothelioma.

Key Words: Chylothorax • Thoracic duct ligation • Laparoscopy

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