Treatment of refractory chylothorax with externalized pleuroperitoneal shunts in children Andrew B Wolff, BA, Mark L Silen, MD, Evan R Kokoska, MD, Bradley M Rodgers, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 68, Issue 3, Pages 1053-1057 (September 1999) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00880-2
Fig 1 Externalized pleuroperitoneal shunt. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1053-1057DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00880-2)
Fig 2 Two externalized shunts implanted in an 11-year-old patient (Patient #12) with bilateral chylothoraces and a chylopericardium. The left pleural shunt system is not visible in the photograph. These shunts were successfully removed after 1 year of drainage. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1053-1057DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00880-2)
Fig 3 Treatment algorithm for pediatric patients diagnosed with chylothorax. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1053-1057DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00880-2)