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AN INFANT WITH BILATERAL CONGENITAL IDIOPATHIC CHYLOTHORAX THAT REQUIRED THORACIC DUCT LIGATION

NEVİN UZUNER, DUYGU ÖLMEZ, ARZU BABAYİĞİT, OĞUZ ATEŞ, YASEMİN TOPÇU, HANDAN ÇAKMAKÇI, ÖZKAN KARAMAN, FEZA AKGÜR

Turkish Respiratory Journal - 2007;8(3):102-104

Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Izmir, Turkey

 

Chylothorax is a relatively uncommon condition defined as an abnormal collection of lymphatic fluid within the pleural space and may be encountered at any age. It may be either congenital or acquired. It is very rarely seen bilateral. Here, we present a patient with bilateral congenital idiopathic chylothorax who was treated with operative intervention.