Chylous injury following anterior spinal surgery: Case reports
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- 1 July 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in European Spine Journal
- Vol. 6 (4) , 270-272
Abstract
Chylous leakage is an unusual complication following anterior spinal surgery. This leakage can occur as a result of traumatic injury to the thoracic duct, the cisterna chyli, or the retroperitoneal lymphatic vessels. The authors present case reports of three patients who underwent anterior spinal surgical procedures in advertently complicated by an injury to the lymphatic system. All patients were managed nonoperatively with tube drainage and hyperalimentation and had uneventful recoveries.Keywords
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