BURCU OKSUZ GUNGOR, SAMİ KARAPOLAT, OMER TOPALOGLU, ATİLA TURKYİLMAZ
Current Thoracic Surgery - 2023;8(3):160-162
A 48-year-old female with tuberous sclerosis admitted with shortness of breath. The chest radiography revealed a left sided hydropneumothorax. A tube thoracostomy was and 2000 cc of chylous fluid was drained. As the daily drainage was not reduced, ligation of the thoracic duct was performed. The patient was discharged uneventfully. In cases of tuberous sclerosis presenting with chylothorax, a successful treatment can be applied with early thoracic duct mass ligation.
