Chylothorax Flashcards
1
Q
Rengert
Morphology of Cisterna Chyli
VetSurg 2021
A
Chylothorax dogs
~more branches
~occupied paremitum 2 x unaffected dogs
~cross-sectional area of cisterna chyli 2x smaller in affected
Branches dorsal or to right of aorta
2
Q
Stockdale
Sx for chylothorax in cats
JAVMA 2018
A
Duration of surgery longer with TDL + SPC + CCA (125 m) vs. TDL + SPC (80 m)
MST
~TDL + SPC: 774 d
~TDL + SPC + CCA: 380d
3
Q
Bleakley
Median sternotomy vs. intercostal thoracotomy
VetSurg 2018
A
Median Sternotomy
>chest fluid production
>alveolar arterial pressure
>complications requiring intervention
4
Q
Mayhew
Thoracoscopic TDL + SPC in dogs
VetSurg 2019
A
Death 2/39
Conversion
TDL 3%
Pericardectomy 11%
Resolution of pleural effusion 95%
Reoccurrence 9%
