ligation of thoracic duct

11 cases were treated with conservative therapy and 5 cases were treated by ligation of thoracic duct.

其中左侧乳糜胸4例，右侧乳糜胸11例，双侧乳糜胸1例，采取保守治疗11例，胸导管结扎术5例。

After conservative treatment and reoperation of ligation of thoracic duct, all of the chylothorax were cured.

乳糜性胸水确诊后经保守治疗和再开胸行胸导管结扎术后均治愈.

Methods: 4 cases with chylothorax and 167 cases during esophageal cancer operation were given low ligation of thoracic duct during July, 1990 to December, 1998.Results: 4 cases with chylothorax were all cured and 167 cases were not complicated with chylothorax.

方法：1990年7月～1998年12月分别对4例术后乳糜胸及167例食管癌术中行低位结扎胸导管术。结果：4例乳糜胸全部治愈，167例均未并发乳糜胸。

In these 8 patients of chylothorax, 6 received conservative therapy, 1 of them received pleurodesis, 1 of them received ligation of thoracic duct in secondary operation.

8例乳糜胸患者中6例行保守治疗，1例行胸膜固定术，1例二次手术行胸导管结扎术。

Evaluation of Routine Ligation of Thoracic Duct during Resection of Esophageal Carcinoma

616例食管癌术中常规胸导管结扎结果评价