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Oesophageal inflammatory paediatric chylothorax.

Thomas M AhernePaul CullenAlan MortellJonathan McGuinness
Published 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.
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