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Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 234-236 |
A case of chylothorax in a hemodialysis patient with left innominate venous stenosis
M Limesh, A Desai, PG Kedalaya, S Renuka
Department of Nephrology, St. Johns Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
M Limesh Department of Nephrology, St. Johns Medical College, Sarjapur Road, Opposite BDA Complex, Bengaluru - 560 034, Karnataka India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.202829
Chylothorax is defined as accumulation of chyle-containing lymphatic fluid within the pleural space. Chylothorax is very rarely seen in hemodialysis patients. We report a case of a patient on hemodialysis who developed chylothorax secondary to left innominate vein stenosis, with other features of venous hypertension such as arm edema successfully treated with angioplasty and pigtail drainage.
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