Chyle leak from iatrogenic thoracic duct injury is a rare but serious complication of head and neck surgery. The chyloma in this case took months to recognize and required open thoracic ligation. He fully recovered.
Keywords: anterior cervical disc fusion; chyle; chyle leak; chyloma; head and neck; thoracic duct.
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