Table 3 Incidence of secondary chylothorax following thoracic surgery
From: Radiotherapy in the treatment of postoperative chylothorax
Author (year) [Reference] | Kind of ymphnodedissection | Incidence of postoperative chylothorax (%) |
|---|---|---|
Bollen et al. 1993 [9] | Mediastinal lymph node dissection | 3 |
Izbicki et al. 1994 [10] | Radical systematic lymphadenectomy | 1.2 |
Cerfolio et al. 1996 [3] | n.a. | 0.26 |
Le Pimpec-Barthes et al. 2002 [11] | Mediastinal lymph node dissection | 0.65 |
Shimizu et al. 2002 [12] | Mediastinal lymph node dissection | 2.4 |
Paul et al. 2009 [13] | Three-field dissection | 2.6 |
Akin et al. 2011 [14] | Mediastinal lymph node dissection | 1.9 |
Own results | Radical systematic lymphadenectomy | 2.4 |