Image-guided chest tube drainage in the management of chylothorax post cardiac surgery in children: a single-center case series.
Omar AdilJennifer L RussellWaqas U KhanJoao G AmaralDimitri A ParraMichael J TemplePrakash MuthusamiBairbre L ConnollyPublished in: Pediatric radiology (2021)
Management of chylothorax post-cardiac-surgery in children is multidisciplinary, requiring concomitant multipronged approaches, often through a protracted course. Multiple image-guided chest tube drainages can help achieve resolution with few complications. Interventional radiology involvement in tube care and maintenance is required. Overall, mortality remains high.