@article {Nygaard134, author = {S D Nygaard and H A Berger and R B Fick}, title = {Chylothorax as a complication of oesophageal sclerotherapy.}, volume = {47}, number = {2}, pages = {134--135}, year = {1992}, doi = {10.1136/thx.47.2.134}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group Ltd}, abstract = {Chylothorax is an unusual complication of sclerotherapy for oesophageal varices. A patient is described in whom a massive chylous effusion followed sclerotherapy with repeated injections of 1.5\% sodium tetradecyl sulphate. The thoracic duct traverses the posterior mediastinum in close proximity to the oesophagus, and may be disrupted by injections at mid oesophageal level.}, issn = {0040-6376}, URL = {https://thorax.bmj.com/content/47/2/134}, eprint = {https://thorax.bmj.com/content/47/2/134.full.pdf}, journal = {Thorax} }