Successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt trauma

Le Thanh Dung; Than Van Sy; Ngo Thi Linh; Dinh Trong Tuyen; Dinh The Hung; Vu Van Cuong; Ta Hong Nhung

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2023.02.061

Successful treatment of thoracic duct injury from blunt trauma

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Apr 6;18(6):2121-2125. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.02.061. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Authors

Le Thanh Dung¹, Than Van Sy¹, Ngo Thi Linh², Dinh Trong Tuyen³, Dinh The Hung³, Vu Van Cuong³, Ta Hong Nhung⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Viet Duc University Hospital, 40 Trang Thi St, Hang Bong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
² Nutrition Department, Viet Duc University Hospital, 40 Trang Thi St, Hang Bong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
³ Spine Surgery Department, Viet Duc University Hospital, 40 Trang Thi St, Hang Bong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
⁴ Radiology Centrer, Vietnam National Cancer Hospital, 30 Cau Buou, Tan Trieu, Thanh Tri, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam.

Abstract

Chylothorax is a rare condition after blunt trauma. We present a 32-year-olds man with a thoracic duct injury resulting in the right chylothorax after a motor vehicle collision. After the failure of conservative management, the patient underwent lymphangiography and successfully embolized the thoracic duct. This report emphasizes the importance of identifying thoracic duct injury in setting blunt trauma and management of this injury.

Keywords: Chylothorax; Embolization; Thoracic duct injury; Thoracic duct trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports