Chylous retroperitoneum following 720 degree anteroposterior-combined corrective surgery for adult spinal deformity with split vertebral fracture subluxation: a case report.

Surgeons should recognize this rare complication, which might be induced by direct damage to the lymphatic flow during an operative maneuver anterior to the lumbar vertebral body and indirect damage due to shearing force during correction of a subluxated vertebra, especially in cases with a severe deformity.