Publications
“Chylous pleural effusion in a hemodialysis patient with left innominate vein stenosis”
Limesh M, Desai A, Kedalaya PG, Renuka S. Abstract
Chylothorax is defined as accumulation of chyle-containing lymphatic fluid within the pleural space. Chylothorax is very rarely seen in hemodialysis patients. We report a case of a patient on hemodialysis who developed chylothorax secondary to left innominate vein stenosis, with other features of venous hypertension such as arm edema successfully treated with angioplasty and pigtail drainage
