TY - JOUR T1 - Thoracic duct embolization via chest tube for a patient with postoperative traumatic chylothorax JF - Canadian Journal of Surgery JO - CAN J SURG SP - E650 LP - E653 DO - 10.1503/cjs.022119 VL - 64 IS - 6 AU - Erin Williams AU - Nader Hanna AU - Ben Mussari AU - Wiley Chung Y1 - 2021/12/01 UR - http://canjsurg.ca/content/64/6/E650.abstract N2 - We present the case of a 53-year-old man who experienced a postoperative chyle leak after minimally invasive esophagectomy with mass ligation of the thoracic duct; conservative management failed. Interventional radiology was unsuccessful initially in accessing the cisterna chyli with conventional methods, yet ethiodized oil was noted at the tip of his right chest tube. The chest tube and its tract were used as an avenue to access the thoracic duct and successfully facilitate its embolization. ER -