Chylorthorax A Rare Complication Of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG) Successfully Treated With Octeotide Intravenous Infusion. This Modality Of Treatment Is First Described In Literature

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bashar I. Farjo ◽  
Rosa M. Estrada-Y-Martin
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass ◽  
Intravenous Infusion ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery ◽  
Bypass Surgery ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Artery Bypass

Tetraplegia after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in a Patient with Cervical Herniation

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alper Gorur ◽  
Numan Ali Aydemir ◽  
Nurgül Yurtseven ◽  
Mehmet Salih Bilal
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery ◽  
Bypass Surgery ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Surgical Decompression ◽  
Cervical Disc ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Cervical Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Tetraplegia is a rare complication after coronary artery bypass surgery. The authors present a case of tetraplegia after uncomplicated coronary artery bypass surgery because of cervical disc herniation. No distinct abnormality was found in the preoperative neurologic examination although the postoperative cervical magnetic resonance imaging revealed a huge hernia at C5–C6 level presenting with tetraplegia. Surgical decompression was performed on the second postoperative day of bypass surgery, and neurologic deficits gradually improved.

Chylothorax after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

1994 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Horowitz ◽  
Loralee A. Rader
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery ◽  
Bypass Surgery ◽  
Left Internal Mammary Artery ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Myocardial Revascularization ◽  
Thoracostomy Tube ◽  
Internal Mammary

We report the case of a 73-year-old woman who developed a left chylothorax subsequent to surgical myocardial revascularization using the left internal mammary artery. This complication was successfully managed with thoracostomy tube drainage, chemical pleurodesis, and dietary manipulation. We review the literature regarding chylothorax after coronary artery bypass surgery and discuss the etiology and management of this rare complication.

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