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. and Hesarikia, MD,H. (2020). Chylothorax Complication in Posterior Spinal Fusion (Report of One Case). Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 12(2), 80-83. doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121266
MLA
Ameri, MD,E. , , Ghandhari, MD,H. , , Nabizadeh, MD,N. , and 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
E. Ameri, MD, H. Ghandhari, MD, N. Nabizadeh, MD and H. Hesarikia, MD, "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. doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121266
