Aggressive Management of a Bilateral Chylothorax Complicating an Orthotopic Heart-Kidney Transplantation
Breah Lynn Paciotti,
Pankaj Garg,
Charles A. Ritchie
et al.
Abstract:Chylothorax after an orthotopic heart transplant is a rare but potentially
detrimental occurrence. This is the first reported case of bilateral chylothorax
complicating a heart-kidney transplant patient. No universally accepted protocol
exists for the management of chylothorax in general population, let alone the
immunocompromised transplant patient. This case presents unique challenges to
the management of postoperative chylothorax given heart-kidney transplant’s
effect on the patient’s volume status and immu… Show more
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