Post-oesophagectomy chylothorax: An unusual cause of postoperative stridor.

Her further post-operative course was uneventful with the saturation of 98%-100% on room air, and feeding jejunostomy was started.{Figure 1} Although most of the patients with traumatic thoracic duct injury can be managed conservatively, timely diagnosis is important. Anomalous course of the thoracic duct and a leak from the left posterior segment of the mid-thoracic duct at the level of the carina were visualised during lymphangiography. Sir, Thoracic duct injury after an oesophagectomy is a relatively rare complication with an incidence rate of around 0%-8%.[[1]] Post-operative airway obstruction in such patients can add to the diagnostic dilemma and may even be fatal. [Extracted from the article]