Spontaneously resolving idiopathic bilateral chylothorax

Mohammed Ismail Nizami; G. K. Paramjyothi; N. Narendra Kumar; R. P. Boddula

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J Med Allied Sci. 2015; 5(2): 44-47

Spontaneously resolving idiopathic bilateral chylothorax

Mohammed Ismail Nizami, G. K. Paramjyothi, N. Narendra Kumar, R. P. Boddula.

Abstract
Chylothorax is a relatively rare clinical entity caused by injury or obstruction of the thoracic duct or its tributaries leading to accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity. It is characterized by a high concentration of neutral fat and fatty acids in the pleural fluid. Bilateral chylothorax is even more unusual, the commonest etiology being malignancy and trauma. However, we report a case of idiopathic bilateral chylothorax which resolved with medical management.

Key words: Chylothorax, chyle, Lymph, Intercostal drainage, Lymphoscintigraphy, Medium chain triglycerides (MCT)

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Nizami MI, Paramjyothi GK, Kumar NN, Boddula RP. Spontaneously resolving idiopathic bilateral chylothorax. J Med Allied Sci. 2015; 5(2): 44-47.

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Nizami MI, Paramjyothi GK, Kumar NN, Boddula RP. Spontaneously resolving idiopathic bilateral chylothorax. J Med Allied Sci. 2015; 5(2): 44-47.

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Nizami MI, Paramjyothi GK, Kumar NN, Boddula RP. Spontaneously resolving idiopathic bilateral chylothorax. J Med Allied Sci. (2015), [cited June 27, 2026]; 5(2): 44-47.

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Nizami, M. I., Paramjyothi, . G. K., Kumar, . N. N. & Boddula, . R. P. (2015) Spontaneously resolving idiopathic bilateral chylothorax. J Med Allied Sci, 5 (2), 44-47.

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Nizami, Mohammed Ismail, G. K. Paramjyothi, N. Narendra Kumar, and R. P. Boddula. 2015. Spontaneously resolving idiopathic bilateral chylothorax. Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, 5 (2), 44-47.

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Nizami, Mohammed Ismail, G. K. Paramjyothi, N. Narendra Kumar, and R. P. Boddula. "Spontaneously resolving idiopathic bilateral chylothorax." Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences 5 (2015), 44-47.

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Nizami, Mohammed Ismail, G. K. Paramjyothi, N. Narendra Kumar, and R. P. Boddula. "Spontaneously resolving idiopathic bilateral chylothorax." Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences 5.2 (2015), 44-47. Print.

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Nizami, M. I., Paramjyothi, . G. K., Kumar, . N. N. & Boddula, . R. P. (2015) Spontaneously resolving idiopathic bilateral chylothorax. Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, 5 (2), 44-47.


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