Percutaneous Thoracic Duct Externalization and Autotransfusion in Patients With Lymphatic Failure Due to Elevated Central Venous Pressure
Thoracic duct drainage with autotransfusion can improve fluid status and end-organ function without significant complications and presents a new therapeutic option. Further studies are needed to better define indications for this procedure and long-term outcomes.
Authors
- Ryan Callahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0030-7013)
- Christopher L. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3837-8338)
- Matthew J. Gillespie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9555-8212)
- Donna Merrill
- Michael L. O’Byrne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6023-1634)
- Jonathan J. Rome (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7362-0935)
- Emmanuelle Favilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8493-8765)
- Aaron DeWitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6583-6517)
- Fernando Escobar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2147-7150)
- Yoav Dori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0531-8723)
- Rachel J. Shustak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2177-3032)
- Erin Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0464-8176)
- Danish Vaiyani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2710-1779)
- Abhay Srinivasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0180-4719)
- Lauren Biroc
- Jessica Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6815-4506)
- Ganesh Krishnamurthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0892-0290)
- Brooke Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9066-1447)
- Digvijay Shinde
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Drug Discovery Laboratory (Norway) (NO)
- Children's Research Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circinterventions.125.015336
- Primary Topic
- Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00