Journal article
Subcutaneous accumulation of chyle after thoracic duct ligation in a dog
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol.208(12), pp.2016-2019
06/15/1996
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/113176
PMID: 8707676
Abstract
A 3.5-year-old female German Shepherd Dog developed subcutaneous accumulation of chyle in a hind limb after ligation of the thoracic duct for treatment of chylothorax. Lymphangiography revealed severe lymphangiectasia in the abdomen and left inguinal region. Although the pleural effusion resolved, the subcutaneous accumulation of chyle continued even after medical and surgical treatment, which included transplantation of the greater omentum into the subcutaneous tissues of the affected limb. Alternate lymphaticovenous pathways usually develop in dogs after thoracic duct ligation. These apparently did not develop in this dog, resulting in retrograde flow of chylous fluid into the hind limb. To the authors' knowledge, this is a previously unrecognized complication of thoracic duct ligation for treatment of chylothorax in dogs.
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- Title
- Subcutaneous accumulation of chyle after thoracic duct ligation in a dog
- Creators
- R Farnsworth - Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USAS Birchard
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol.208(12), pp.2016-2019
- Academic Unit
- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900548151501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article