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Chylothorax

A chylothorax is an abnormal accumulation of chyle, a type of lipid-rich lymph, in the pleural space surrounding the lung. The lymphatic vessels of the digestive system normally return lipids absorbed from the small bowel via the thoracic duct, which ascends behind the esophagus to drain into the left brachiocephalic vein. If normal thoracic duct…

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Causes
Complication of surgery, trauma, cancer, infections, lymph vessel abnormalities
Complications
Dehydration, malnutrition, abnormal electrolyte levels, weakened immune system
Diagnostic method
X-ray, CT scan, thoracic MRI, fluid sampling
Medication
Octreotide, midodrine, and sirolimus
Prognosis
~10% risk of death
Specialty
Respiratory medicine

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related to Non-traumatic · 13
Chylothorax → Also, Cancers, Castleman's, Down, Infectious, Kaposi, Malignancies, Noonan, Other, The, These, Turner, Waldenström's
related to Mechanism · 9
Chylothorax → Chylothoraces, Conversely, For, If, Left-sided, Soon, The, Trauma, Whether
related to Diagnosis · 8
Chylothorax → Another, Chest X-rays, However, It, Lymphangiography, MRI, The, Ultrasounds
related to Horses · 7
Chylothorax → Although, Clinical, Supportive, Surgery, The, There, To
related to Signs and symptoms · 7
Chylothorax → Fever, In, Large, On, Rapidly, The, X-ray
related to Surgical · 7
Chylothorax → Another, Chemical, One, Since, Surgery, Surgical, This
related to Traumatic · 7
Chylothorax → Blunt, Chylotharax, Iatrogenic, It, Lung, Other, The
is a · 5
Chylothorax → abnormal accumulation of chyle, complication of tuberculous lymphadenitis, esophagostomy, leaking of chyle from the thoracic duct, rare but serious condition
has cause · 4
Chylothorax → Chylothoraces, Historically, The, There
related to Conservative · 4
Chylothorax → However, If, Since, Thoracentesis

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thoracic pleural chyle duct chylothoraces fluid treatment cause may space chest causes surgery lung cases lymph common lymphatic complications used

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ChylothoraxCausesComplication of surgery, trauma, cancer, infections, lymph vessel abnormalities1.00infobox
ChylothoraxComplicationsDehydration, malnutrition, abnormal electrolyte levels, weakened immune system1.00infobox
ChylothoraxDiagnostic methodX-ray, CT scan, thoracic MRI, fluid sampling1.00infobox
ChylothoraxMedicationOctreotide, midodrine, and sirolimus1.00infobox
ChylothoraxPrognosis~10% risk of death1.00infobox
ChylothoraxSpecialtyRespiratory medicine1.00infobox
ChylothoraxSymptomsNone, breathlessness1.00infobox
ChylothoraxTreatmentRemoving fat from the diet, decreasing lymph flow, chest tube, surgery1.00infobox
ChylothoraxTypesLow output, high output1.00infobox
Chylothoraxis aabnormal accumulation of chyle0.90text
Chylothoraxis arare but serious condition0.90text
Chylothoraxis acomplication of tuberculous lymphadenitis0.90text
Chylothoraxis aesophagostomy0.90text
Chylothoraxis aleaking of chyle from the thoracic duct0.90text

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