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Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004; 37(12): 1029-1031
Published online December 5, 2004
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Si Wook Kim, M.D.*, Jae Sung Choi M.D.*, Myung Hoon Na, M.D.*, Jae Hyun Yu, M.D.*, Seung Pyung Lim, M.D.*, Young Lee, M.D.*
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
We had expierienced pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis(LAM) with bilateral chylothorax and chylous ascites. A twenty-one-year-old lass with chief complaint of abdominal pain was admitted through the emergency room. She received emergent pelvicoscopic surgery for the rupture of the right corpus luteum. We aspirated 1000ml of the uncoagulated blood. The bleeding point was cautherized electrically. LAM was diagnosed with tissue from the retroperitoneum. Chylous ascites and bilateral chylothorax were occurred despite of various treatments. On thoracotomy, bullous changed lung and lymphatic leakage from visceral and parietal pleura were observed. She died of respiratory insufficiency and general weakness after 6 months from admission. (Korean J Thorac C ardiovasc Surg 2004;37:1029-1031)
Keywords: 1. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, 2. Chylothorax
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004; 37(12): 1029-1031
Published online December 5, 2004
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Si Wook Kim, M.D.*, Jae Sung Choi M.D.*, Myung Hoon Na, M.D.*, Jae Hyun Yu, M.D.*, Seung Pyung Lim, M.D.*, Young Lee, M.D.*
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
We had expierienced pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis(LAM) with bilateral chylothorax and chylous ascites. A twenty-one-year-old lass with chief complaint of abdominal pain was admitted through the emergency room. She received emergent pelvicoscopic surgery for the rupture of the right corpus luteum. We aspirated 1000ml of the uncoagulated blood. The bleeding point was cautherized electrically. LAM was diagnosed with tissue from the retroperitoneum. Chylous ascites and bilateral chylothorax were occurred despite of various treatments. On thoracotomy, bullous changed lung and lymphatic leakage from visceral and parietal pleura were observed. She died of respiratory insufficiency and general weakness after 6 months from admission. (Korean J Thorac C ardiovasc Surg 2004;37:1029-1031)
Keywords: 1. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, 2. Chylothorax