Current practices for refractory chylothorax following congenital heart surgery.
Gregory T AdamsonMelissa M WinderKirsti G CattonAaron G DewittBenjamin W KozyakEmilee T GlennDavid K BaillyPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2023)
There is variability in the treatment of refractory post-operative chylothorax across a large group of academic heart centres. Few surveyed heart centres have replaced surgical thoracic duct ligation or pleurodesis with image-guided selective lymphatic interventions.