Successful Treatment of Postoperative Chylothorax Using Bedside Talc Slurry Pleurodesis

Bo Wei and Fusheng Jiang

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Capital Medical University, China

^*Correspondance to: Bo Wei 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1323

Abstract

Postoperative chylothorax remains an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication of various intrathoracic procedures, and the ideal management of this condition is still controversial. We report the treatment of four patients with chylothorax after thoracic surgical procedures during the year of 2010 and 2011. Instead of surgical intervention, their management had succeeded in bedside intrapleural talc slurry administration. We think the confirmed effectively, fast rehabilitation, the availability and low cost of the product and the ease of bedside administration makes talc slurry pleurodesis an attractive treatment for postoperative chylothorax without trapped lungs.

Keywords

Postoperative chylothorax; Treatment; Bedside

Cite the article

Wei B, Jiang F. Successful Treatment of Postoperative Chylothorax Using Bedside Talc Slurry Pleurodesis. Clin Surg. 2017; 2: 1323.