Successful Treatment of Persistent Chylopericardium With Somatostatin After Operation on Ascending Aorta Saziye Karaca, MD, Olivier Rager, MD, Afksendiyos Kalangos, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 97, Issue 4, Pages e97-e99 (April 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.11.078 Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Lymphoscintigraphy with single-photon emission computed tomography after injection of 100 MBq of Tc99-nanocolloid, showing accumulation of radiotracer in the superior mediastinum around the aortic arc and into the pericardium compatible with a chyle leak. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, e97-e99DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.11.078) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Volume of chylous effusion drained (mL/day) in relation to somatostatin therapy (μg/kg/h). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, e97-e99DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.11.078) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions