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Chylothorax
A
chylothorax
(or
chyle leak
) is a type of
pleural effusion
. It results from
lymph
formed in the
digestive system
called
chyle
accumulating in the
pleural cavity
due to either disruption or obstruction of the
thoracic duct
.
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