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Case Reports
. 2000 May;25(5):335-6.
doi: 10.1097/00003072-200005000-00002.

Lymphoscintigraphy demonstrating thoracic duct injury in an infant with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

R M Moadel-Sernick  1 , G A Crooke, L M Freeman
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Lymphoscintigraphy demonstrating thoracic duct injury in an infant with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

R M Moadel-Sernick et al. Clin Nucl Med. 2000 May.

Abstract

Chylous effusion is an infrequent complication of cardiothoracic surgery and a less frequent complication of central line placement. The authors describe a novel application of lymphoscintigraphy showing thoracic duct injury in an infant after surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

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