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Cervicothoracic Injury with Retropharyngeal Chyle Leak-Diagnostic Dilemma and Management: Case Report.
Nandhakumar Murugesan, Vetri Nallathambi, Guna Pratheep Kalanchiam, Sathyanarayana Venkataramaiah, Chaitanya Laxman Kadam
Published: 202610.2106/JBJS.CC.25.00459
Abstract
CASE: We report a 55-year-old woman with bull gore trauma to the lower neck who developed dysphagia and airway compromise due to a retropharyngeal chyle collection. Imaging revealed a prevertebral fluid collection. Surgical drainage, which confirmed…
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