Sentences with word «chylothorax»

Minimally invasive treatment of idiopathic chylothorax in dogs by thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation and subphrenic pericardiectomy: 6 cases (2007 - 2010).

Trauma is an uncommonly recognized cause of chylothorax in dogs and cats since the thoracic duct heals rapidly following injury and within a few weeks the effusion resolves without treatment.

When my son developed chylothorax from a cardiac operation we spun breastmilk for over two months.

His research was in chylothorax under the guidance of Dr. Terry Fossum.

Some cats will develop chylothorax once, and never again.

Possible causes of chylothorax include anterior mediastinal masses (mediastinal lymphosarcoma, thymoma), heart disease (cardiomyopathy, heartworm disease, congenital cardiac diseases, etc.), fungal granulomas, congenital abnormalities of the thoracic duct, and diffuse lymphatic abnormalities.

His owners were concerned enough to bring him to their veterinarian, who diagnosed him to have a build - up of a milky white fluid called chyle (which leaks from the thoracic duct) in his chest, a condition known as chylothorax.

Chylothorax remains a complicated condition that is poorly understood and difficult to treat.

Tucker is a 13 - year old Dachshund who suffered a long lobe torsion with resultant chylothorax.

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Harper California Cat Diagnosis: Idiopathic Chylothorax (fluid around her lungs) Treatment: Surgery

Evaluation of fat separation and removal methods to prepare low - fat breast milk for fat - intolerant neonates with chylothorax.

Her use of intraoperative near - infrared imaging has provided improvements in operative sentinel lymph node mapping techniques, surgical treatment of chylothorax, and other applications, and is drawing the attention of other veterinary schools that are now implementing these operative imaging techniques in their clinics.

Things to avoid in a potential mate for your dog include cancer, heart problems, and chylothorax in their lineage.

It has been necessary in rare instances to decrease the fat content of breastmilk for certain medical conditions in baby (chylothorax).

After my son had open heart surgery at four months of age, the doctors suspected he had chylothorax, which meant no breastmilk for six weeks.

The CHOP - Penn Medicine team has previously shown that this novel lymphatic system imaging and intervention can cure patients with plastic bronchitis and chylothorax, two other devastating side effect of single - ventricle palliative surgery.

There is INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE about the effectiveness of MCFA in prevention or treatment of Alzheimer's disease, fatty liver [13], chylothorax (a rare lung disorder)[20] and ischemic heart disease or in decreasing body fat, improving the absorption of calcium and magnesium, decreasing high cholesterol [7], increasing lean muscle or promoting weight loss [4,7,8,9,10,12].

Chylothorax is an uncommon disorder where lymphatic fluid will build up in the chest cavity.

There is an herb called rutin that has been shown to minimize the reoccurrence of chylothorax, but it is not a complete preventative.

Chylothorax is a collection of chyle in the pleural space.

Despite extensive diagnostic workups, in the majority of the animals, the underlying etiology is undetermined (idiopathic chylothorax).

Chylothorax, although rare, is more common in this breed than most.

When choosing an Afghan Hound, look for signs of allergies, as well as heart disease, cancer, and chylothorax in the dog's bloodlines.

Chylothorax: Medical and Surgical Management Chylothorax is a collection of chyle in the pleural space.

Your pet's blood lymphocyte numbers can also go down when lymphocytes are lost into retained fluids (chylothorax) and in immune system malfunctions.

Dr. Boudreau has a strong interest in thoracic surgery, with a particular interest in chylothorax.