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Chylothorax
Synonyms
Pronounce
Field Respiratory medicine
Symptoms None, breathlessness
Complications Dehydration, malnutrition, abnormal electrolyte levels, weakened immune system
Onset
Duration
Types Low output, high output
Causes Complication of surgery, trauma, cancer, infections, lymph vessel abnormalities
Risks
Diagnosis X-ray, CT scan, thoracic MRI, fluid sampling
Differential diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment Removing fat from the diet, decreasing lymph flow, chest tube, surgery
Medication Octreotide, midodrine, and sirolimus
Prognosis ~10% risk of death
Frequency
Deaths


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Chylothorax that is present at birth.



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