From: Chylothorax in thyroid surgery: a very rare case and systematic review of the literature
Characteristics | N of cases | Mean/SD/Percentage/Range |
---|---|---|
Age [years] | 17a | mean 45.7; SD: 14.6; range: 17-72 |
Gender | 17a | Â |
 Female | 15 | 88.2% |
 Male | 2 | 11.8% |
Diagnosis | 20 | Â |
 Cancer | 18 | 90.0% |
 PTC | 15 |  |
 MTC | 1 |  |
 ATC | 1 |  |
 TC | 1 |  |
 N/A | 2 | 10.0% |
Surgery | 20 | Â |
 TT + ND | 14 |  |
 Sub T + ND | 2 |  |
 TT + partial ST + ND | 2 |  |
 TT + ST | 2 |  |
Thoracic duct reported | 16a | Â |
 ID + LIG | 11 | 69.0% |
 no ID | 5 | 31.0% |
Neck Dissection | 18 | Â |
 Bilat. | 9 |  |
 Left | 9 |  |
Type of Neck Dissection | 18 | Â |
 Centr. + Lat. | 17 |  |
 Lat. | 1 |  |
Time of diagnosis (POD) | 16a | mean 5, SD: 5.75, range: 1-25 |
Side of Chylothorax | 18a | Â |
 Bilat. | 15 | 83.0% |
 Left | 3 | 17.0% |
Duration of drainage (days) | 13a | mean: 8.5, SD: 7, range: 1-20 |
Treatment after thoracic drainage | 20 | Â |
 Conservative with diet alone | 12 |  |
 Combined conservative and surgery | 5 |  |
 Surgery only | 2 |  |
 N/A | 1 |  |