1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fortis, Flt Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, B-1, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070.
*Correspondence address: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Fortis, Flt Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, B-1, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070. E-mail: drparulmohan@gmail.com
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A 26-y-old lady was diagnosed with afibrogenemia, increasing breathlessness and pleural effusion and underwent a right thoracotomy. Postoperatively, a recurring right pleural effusion developed. Because an attempt at lymphangiography failed, lymphoscintigraphy using sulfur colloid was done. The study confirmed the diagnosis of chylothorax.
chylothorax, lymphoscintigraphy;, filtered sulfur colloid