Chylothorax is a rare complication of spinal surgery. Leakage of chyle into the pleural space occasionally occurs during anterior spinal approach as a result of damage to the thoracic duct. We present a case of chylothorax which took place 24 hours after posterior spinal fusion owing to an unusual etiology. Fourteen years-old boy patient with history of congenital cervicothoracic kyphoscoliosis underwent T7-T12 anterior spinal fusion through left fifth rib resection. He got through Postoperative phase with no untoward consequence. After ten days he underwent T2-L3 posterior spinal fusion with hook instrumentation. Over the next day following this surgical step, he developed tachypnea with milky-color effusion. The biochemical analysis verified chylothorax diagnosis.
Ameri, MD, E., Ghandhari, MD, H., Nabizadeh, MD, N. & Hesarikia, MD, H. (2020). Chylothorax Complication in Posterior Spinal Fusion (Report of One Case). Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 12(2), 80–83. https://doi.org/10.22034/ijos.2020.121266
MLA
Ameri, MD, E., Ghandhari, MD, H., Nabizadeh, MD, N., & Hesarikia, MD, H. "Chylothorax Complication in Posterior Spinal Fusion (Report of One Case)", Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 12, 2, 2020, 80–83. doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121266
HARVARD
Ameri, MD, E., Ghandhari, MD, H., Nabizadeh, MD, N., & Hesarikia, MD, H. (2020). 'Chylothorax Complication in Posterior Spinal Fusion (Report of One Case)', Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 12(2), pp. 80–83. doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121266
CHICAGO
Ameri, MD, E., Ghandhari, MD, H., Nabizadeh, MD, N. & Hesarikia, MD, H., "Chylothorax Complication in Posterior Spinal Fusion (Report of One Case)." Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 12 2 (2020): 80–83, doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121266
VANCOUVER
Ameri, MD E., Ghandhari, MD H., Nabizadeh, MD N., Hesarikia, MD H. Chylothorax Complication in Posterior Spinal Fusion (Report of One Case). Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery. 2020;12(2):80–83 (In Persian). doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121266
