Clinton H Doerr, Mark S Allen, Francis C Nichols, Jay H Ryu
OBJECTIVES: To characterize the etiology of chylothorax in patients encountered at a single tertiary referral center and to compare the findings with those from previous studies. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The medical records of all patients with chylothorax seen at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, over a 21-year period, from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 2000, were retrospectively reviewed to ascertain the underlying cause of their condition. RESULTS: We identified 203 patients with chylothorax; 92 were females (male-female ratio, 1...
July 2005: Mayo Clinic Proceedings