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1. Thoracic duct embolization via chest tube for a patient with postoperative traumatic chylothorax

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Williams, Erin, Hanna, Nader, Mussari, Ben, and Chung, Wiley

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Chest -- Surgery -- Intubation, Chylothorax -- Case studies -- Care and treatment, Therapeutic embolization -- Case studies -- Methods, Surgery -- Complications, Health, Health care industry
Abstract

We present the case of a 53-year-old man who experienced a postoperative chyle leak after minimally invasive esophagectomy with mass ligation of the thoracic duct; conservative management failed. Interventional radiology was unsuccessful initially in accessing the cisterna chyli with conventional methods, yet ethiodized oil was noted at the tip of his right chest tube. The chest tube and its tract were used as an avenue to access the thoracic duct and successfully facilitate its embolization., Chyle leak and chylothorax is a well-described complication in thoracic surgery. (1,2) Lymphangiography has been used to identify the location of the injury, followed by thoracic duct embolization (TDE), typically [...]

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2021
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2. Anal fistula plug and fibrin glue versus conventional treatment in repair of complex anal fistulas

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Chung, Wiley, Kazemi, Pooya, Ko, David, Sun, Clare, Brown, Carl J., Raval, Manoj, and Phang, Terry

Subjects
Fibrin, Anorectal fistula, Health
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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.12.013 Byline: Wiley Chung, Pooya Kazemi, David Ko, Clare Sun, Carl J. Brown, Manoj Raval, Terry Phang Keywords: Anal fistula; Anal fistula plug repair; Advancement flap closure Abstract: High transsphincteric fistulas are difficult to treat because fistulotomy of involved sphincter muscle results in incontinence. We compare our outcomes for anal fistula plug, fibrin glue, advancement flap closure, and seton drain insertion. Author Affiliation: Division of General Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6Z 1Y6 Article History: Received 29 October 2008; Revised 13 December 2008 Article Note: (footnote) Disclosure Presentation expenses for David Ko were supported from an unrestricted education grant provided by Cook.

Published
2009

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