TRAUMATIC CHYLOTHORAX FROM RUPTURED THORACIC DUCT
- 3 July 1937
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 109 (1) , 16-18
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1937.02780270018005
Abstract
Chylous effusion in the chest from traumatic injury to the thoracic duct is a rare condition. Although Zesas1in 1912 stated that the first case was reported by Bartolet in 1633, the first authentic case was reported by Quincke2in 1875. In his article Zesas also reviewed eighteen reported cases of traumatic chylothorax, dating from Quincke's case. MacNab and Scarlett3in 1932, adding their own case, found fifteen cases reported since the collection of Zesas. This made a total of thirty-four published reports of authentic cases. In 1933 Mouchet4found forty-three reported cases, but this included some cases which Zesas had discarded because of insufficient data. Since Mouchet's article there have been five cases reported.5The majority have been published in the French and German literature. In this country only six cases have been reported: by Watts6in 1921, Andrews7in 1929, MacNab and Scarlett in 1932, Heppner5in 1934, Scott5in 1934 and Lillie and Fox5in 1935.Keywords
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- TRAUMATIC INTRATHORACIC RUPTURE OF THE THORACIC DUCT WITH CHYLOTHORAXAnnals of Surgery, 1935