TY - JOUR
T1 - Massive Bilateral Chylothoraces Complicating Mediastinal Granulomatous Disease
AU - Fernandez, Felix G.
AU - Denlinger, Chadrick E.
AU - Patterson, G. Alexander
AU - Kreisel, Daniel
AU - Krupnick, Alexander S.
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - Mediastinal granulomatous disease with resulting fibrosis is known to cause several serious complications, including pulmonary artery occlusion, bronchial stenosis, superior vena cava syndrome, and constrictive pericarditis. This process is typically the result of an excessive fibrogenic response to the antigen of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. We present a case of a 20-year-old man who had massive bilateral chylothoraxes develop as a complication of mediastinal granulomatous disease. Aggressive surgical therapy was necessary to treat this potentially life-threatening condition with an excellent result.
AB - Mediastinal granulomatous disease with resulting fibrosis is known to cause several serious complications, including pulmonary artery occlusion, bronchial stenosis, superior vena cava syndrome, and constrictive pericarditis. This process is typically the result of an excessive fibrogenic response to the antigen of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. We present a case of a 20-year-old man who had massive bilateral chylothoraxes develop as a complication of mediastinal granulomatous disease. Aggressive surgical therapy was necessary to treat this potentially life-threatening condition with an excellent result.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.053
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.053
M3 - Article
C2 - 19699948
AN - SCOPUS:68849087686
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 88
SP - 1012
EP - 1013
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -