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Early VATS(Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery)Was Effective for a Case of Chylothorax after Lung Cancer Excision
Summary
A 66-year-old man underwent a right upper lobectomy and lymph node dissection for lung cancer. We confirmed a milky white pleural effusion after diet initiation on the first postoperative day, and a chylothorax was diagnosed. The patient began a fat-restricted diet; however, the pleural effusion did not decrease. Therefore, we performed VATS(video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery)1 week after surgery with good results. Early VATS for a postoperative chylothorax was useful.
要旨
症例は66歳,男性。原発性肺癌に対し右上葉切除+縦隔リンパ節郭清を施行した。1 PODから胸水の白濁を確認し,乳糜胸と診断した。脂肪制限食を開始したが排液量の減量はないため,術後1週間で胸腔鏡手術を行い良好な結果が得られた。術後乳糜胸に対する早期の胸腔鏡下手術が有用であった。
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Summary
A 66-year-old man underwent a right upper lobectomy and lymph node dissection for lung cancer. We confirmed a milky white pleural effusion after diet initiation on the first postoperative day, and a chylothorax was diagnosed. The patient began a fat-restricted diet; however, the pleural effusion did not decrease. Therefore, we performed VATS(video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery)1 week after surgery with good results. Early VATS for a postoperative chylothorax was useful.
要旨
症例は66歳,男性。原発性肺癌に対し右上葉切除+縦隔リンパ節郭清を施行した。1 PODから胸水の白濁を確認し,乳糜胸と診断した。脂肪制限食を開始したが排液量の減量はないため,術後1週間で胸腔鏡手術を行い良好な結果が得られた。術後乳糜胸に対する早期の胸腔鏡下手術が有用であった。