Everything about Chylothorax totally explained
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chylothorax is a type of
pleural effusion. It results from lymphatic fluid accumulating in the
pleural cavity.
Causes
Its cause is usually leakage from the
thoracic duct or one of the main lymphatic vessels that drain to it. The most common causes are
lymphoma and
trauma caused by thoracic surgery. The effusion is characteristically white and milky in appearance and contains high levels of triglycerides.
In animals, chylothorax usually results from diseases that cause obstruction to the thoracic duct preventing lymph from draining normally into the venous system. Examples include tumors, heartworm disease, right sided cardiac failure, or idiopathic
lymphangiectasia. The most effective form of treatment is surgical ligation of the thoracic duct combined with partial pericardectomy.
(reference: Birchard SJ, McLoughlin MA, Smeak DD. Chylothorax in the dog and cat: A review. Lymphology 28:64-72, 1995)
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