Oesophageal inflammatory paediatric chylothorax.
Thomas M AhernePaul CullenAlan MortellJonathan McGuinnessPublished in: BMJ case reports (2014)
Paediatric chylothoraces are rare, particularly outside the operative setting. Cases of spontaneous chylothorax are often demanding diagnostically and frequently associated with patient morbidity. We present a challenging case of paediatric chylothorax associated with inflammatory oesophageal perforation likely related to foreign body ingestion.