Abstract
Chylous effusion is an infrequent complication of cardiothoracic surgery and a less frequent complication of central line placement. The authors describe a novel application of lymphoscintigraphy showing thoracic duct injury in an infant after surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 335-336 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Clinical nuclear medicine |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2000 |
Keywords
- Chylothorax
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Lymphoscintigraphy, Thoracic Duct
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging