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Case Reports
. 2017 May-Jun;27(3):234-236.
doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.202829.

A Case of Chylothorax in a Hemodialysis Patient with Left Innominate Venous Stenosis

M Limesh  1 , A Desai  1 , P G Kedalaya  1 , S Renuka  1
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Case Reports

A Case of Chylothorax in a Hemodialysis Patient with Left Innominate Venous Stenosis

M Limesh et al. Indian J Nephrol. 2017 May-Jun.

Abstract

Chylothorax is defined as accumulation of chyle-containing lymphatic fluid within the pleural space. Chylothorax is very rarely seen in hemodialysis patients. We report a case of a patient on hemodialysis who developed chylothorax secondary to left innominate vein stenosis, with other features of venous hypertension such as arm edema successfully treated with angioplasty and pigtail drainage.

Keywords: Chylothorax; dialysis; innominate vein stenosis.

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Angiogram showing left innominate vein stenosis
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Angiogram showing postangioplasty balloon dilatation
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Patient with severe venous edema of the left upper limb and chylous pleural effusion
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