2005•Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandOpen access

Persistent chyle leak following radical neck dissection: a solution that can be the solution

John C. Muthusami, John P Raj, D Gladwin, Pranay Gaikwad, Shalom Sylvester

Abstract

A case report of a chyle leak following radical neck dissection for residual lymph nodal disease performed after chemoradiation for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This is the first case report of the use of cyanoacrylate for a persistent chyle leak following radical neck dissection.

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Key concepts: Chyle, Neck dissection, Medicine, Leak, Surgery, Dissection (medical), Carcinoma, Complication