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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:206-207
© 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Brief Communication

Intrathoracic migration of a breast prosthesis after thoracotomy

Akash M. Mehta, MDa,*, Martin P.L. Bard, MD, PhDb, Alexander van Straten, MDc, Imko van Beijeren, MDd, Herman Rijna, MD, PhDa

a Department of Surgery, Kennemer Hospital, Haarlem, The Netherlands
b Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Kennemer Hospital, Haarlem, The Netherlands
c Department of Radiology, Kennemer Hospital, Haarlem, The Netherlands
d Department of Anaesthesiology, Kennemer Hospital, Haarlem, The Netherlands.

Received for publication July 21, 2007; revisions received August 31, 2007; accepted for publication September 13, 2007.

* Address for reprints: A. M. Mehta, MD, Department of Surgery, Kennemer Hospital, P.O. Box 417, 2000 AK Haarlem, The Netherlands. (Email: mehta@kg.nl).

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A 52-year-old woman was admitted to the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Kennemer Hospital, after an elective lobectomy of the right upper pulmonary lobe with mediastinal lymph node dissection resulting from T1N0M0 non–small cell lung cancer. During this procedure, a right-sided muscle-sparing thoracotomy had been performed to gain entrance to the thoracic cavity. The medical history further revealed bilateral breast augmentation 14 years before the current admission.

The postoperative period was remarkable for continuous chyle leakage, which was treated conservatively with prolonged chest drainage and a fat-free diet. On . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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