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Early diagnosis of chyle fistula with SD LipidoCare after neck dissection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2021

D H Lee ,
H K Kim ,
J K Lee  and
S C Lim
D H Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea
H K Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea
J K Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea
S C Lim
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea
*
Author for correspondence: Dr Joon Kyoo Lee, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, Jeonnam519-809, South Korea E-mail: joonkyoo@chonnam.ac.kr Fax: +82 61 379 7761
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Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to analyse the results of chyle fistula testing using the SD LipidoCare system in patients who had undergone neck dissections performed in our hospital in 2019.

Method

Sixty patients who underwent neck dissections from March 2019 to November 2019 were identified based on their medical records.

Results

Post-operative chyle fistulas were observed in 3 of 60 patients (5 per cent). All patients who developed chyle fistulas had undergone left-sided neck dissections. Within 3 minutes, the SD LipidoCare test had produced triglyceride results of 49, 56 and 207 mg/dl in the three patients. The remaining 57 patients measured ‘low’ for triglycerides on the SD LipidoCare test system.

Conclusion

The SD LipidoCare test quickly and accurately diagnosed chyle fistulas in patients who had undergone neck dissections. All patients improved with conservative treatment following the early diagnosis of chyle fistulas.

Keywords

ChyleFistulaNeck DissectionTriglyceridesDiagnostic Tests
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 135 , Issue 4 , April 2021 , pp. 355 - 358
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

Dr J K Lee takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper

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