Chylothorax

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Chylothorax Classification and external resources
ICD-10	I89.8, J91.
ICD-9	457.8, 511.9
DiseasesDB	29612
eMedicine	med/381
MeSH	D002916

A chylothorax is a type of pleural effusion. It results from lymphatic fluid accumulating in the pleural cavity.

[edit] 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)

[edit] Related links

• Pleural effusion

[edit] External links

• 00085 at CHORUS

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