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This brief report demonstrates the diagnostic utility of cone-beam CT lymphangiography (CBCTL) with intranodal injection of water-soluble iodinated contrast agent for assessing lymphatic disorders in two infants who were contraindicated for MRI and oil-based contrast agent. Both infants had dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) and presented with high-output chylothoraces that were recalcitrant to conservative medical therapy. Both infants were diagnosed with central lymphatic flow disorder based on the CBCTL findings.
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Dicken Wong and Kin Fen Kevin Fung contributed equally to this work.
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Wong, D., Fung, K.F.K., Chen, Hs.R. et al. Intranodal cone-beam computed tomographic lymphangiography with water-soluble iodinated contrast agent for evaluating chylothorax in infants — preliminary experience at a single institution. Pediatr Radiol 53, 179–183 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-022-05441-4
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