Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
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J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. · Oct 1995
Case ReportsProgressive lymphangiectasis and recurrent chylothorax in a dog after thoracic duct ligation.
A 2-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog was examined to determine the cause of bilateral pleural effusion. Torsion was diagnosed, and a lobectomy of a lung lobe was performed. Chylothorax developed 12 days after lung lobectomy. ⋯ A pleuroperitoneal shunt with a manually operated pump chamber was used to remove the pleural effusion. Chylothorax was again detected 50 weeks after placement of shunt. Mesenteric lymphangiography revealed multiple patent thoracic duct branches and a lymphatic plexus that extended across the thoracic cavity.