Post-traumatic chilothorax treated with thoracic duct closure guided by an indocyanine green-sensitive camera system during uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery
Chylothorax is caused by lymphatic chyle fluid leaking through the thoracic duct and accumulating in the pleural cavity. It is related to a thoracic duct injury or occlusion. Our 26-year-old patient sustained a traumatic injury to the thoracic duct. We used a novel approach to treat this patient, that is, we identified the leaking chyle by combining uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery with the injection of indocyanine green bilaterally in the inguinal lymph nodes.
Authors
- Marco Chiappetta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3807-6911)
- Alberto Biondi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2470-7858)
- Dania Nachira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2937-9678)
- Carolina Sassorossi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4654-1577)
- Stefano Margaritora
Institutions
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1510/mmcts.2025.003
- Primary Topic
- Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00