TY - JOUR
T1 - Modern Management of Chylous Leak Following Head and Neck Surgery
T2 - A Discussion of Percutaneous Lymphangiography-Guided Cannulation and Embolization of the Thoracic Duct
AU - Scorza, Leslie
AU - Goldstein, Bradley J.
AU - Mahraj, Rickhesvar
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - High-output chylous leak beyond 5 to 7 days of conservative medical treatment should be treated promptly to avoid the risk for nutritional and imunologic depletion. Given the effectiveness and low morbidity of this minimally invasive treatment, this is a reasonable first option before surgical repair of thoracic duct leak not responsive to conservative medical treatment.
AB - High-output chylous leak beyond 5 to 7 days of conservative medical treatment should be treated promptly to avoid the risk for nutritional and imunologic depletion. Given the effectiveness and low morbidity of this minimally invasive treatment, this is a reasonable first option before surgical repair of thoracic duct leak not responsive to conservative medical treatment.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.otc.2008.06.004
DO - 10.1016/j.otc.2008.06.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19040982
AN - SCOPUS:56449113448
SN - 0030-6665
VL - 41
SP - 1231
EP - 1240
JO - Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
JF - Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
IS - 6
ER -