Lymphatic plastic bronchitis and primary chylothorax: A study based on computed tomography lymphangiography

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World J Clin Cases. May 16, 2024; 12(14): 2350-2358
Published online May 16, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i14.2350

Table 1 Main demographic and clinical variables of 71 patients with lymphatic plastic bronchitis or primary chylothorax, n (%)/ mean ± SD/25^th-75^th percentiles

Characteristic or symptoms	Group A (n = 20)	Group B (n = 41)	Group C (n = 10)	P value
Ages (yr)	33.1 ± 17.3	34.0 ± 19.0	48.3 ± 11.7	0.060
Gender				0.472
Male	11	16	5
Female	9	25	5
Course (m)	36.0 (6.5-129.0)^a	6 (2.5-20.0)^a	33 (5-108)	0.005
Cough	20 (100)^a	9 (22.0)^a^,^b	9 (90.0)^b	< 0.001
Sputum	20 (100)^a	0 (0)^a^,^b	10 (100)^b	< 0.001
Chest tightness	12 (60.0)	29 (70.7)	8 (80.0)	0.501
Fever	5 (25.0)	4 (9.8)	0 (0)	0.125
Hemoptysis	4 (20.0)^a	0 (0)^a	0 (0)	0.008

^aP < 0.05, indicates a statistically significant difference between group A and group B.

^bP < 0.01, indicates a statistically significant difference between group B and group C.

Unless otherwise indicated, data are number of patients.

Table 2 Computed tomography lymphangiography features and conventional chest computed tomography features in the three groups, n (%)

Imaging features	Group A (n = 20)	Group B (n = 41)	Group C (n = 10)	P value
Thoracic duct outlet obstruction	14 (70.0)	33 (80.5)	8 (80.0)	0.674
Location of lymphatic reflux
Peritracheal region	18 (90.0)^a	15 (36.6)^a	8 (80.0)	< 0.001
Pleura	6 (30.0)^a	33 (80.5)^a	9 (90.0)	< 0.001
Pericardium	6 (30.0)	6 (14.6)	4 (40.0)	0.134
Hilum	16 (80.0)^a	11 (26.8)^a	7 (70.0)	< 0.001
Pulmonary abnormalities
Ground-glass opacity	19 (95.0)^a	18 (43.9)^a	8 (80.0)	< 0.001
Atelectasis	4 (20.0)^a^,^b	26 (63.4)^a	7 (70.0)^b	0.003
Interlobular septal thickening	12 (60.0)^a	11 (26.8)^a	3 (30.0)	0.037
Bronchovascular bundles thickening	14 (70.0)^a	6 (14.6)^a	4 (40.0)	< 0.001
Localized changes in mediastinum	14 (70.0)^a	14 (34.1)^a	7 (70.0)	0.012
Diffuse changes in mediastinum	6 (30.0)	5 (12.2)	3 (30.0)	0.146
Cystic lesions in the axilla	2 (10.0)	6 (14.6)	2 (20.0)	0.796
Cystic lesions in the chest wall	0 (0.0)	2 (4.9)	2 (4.9)	< 0.999

^aP < 0.05, indicates a statistically significant difference between group A and group B.

^bP < 0.01, indicates a statistically significant difference between group B and group C.

Unless otherwise indicated, data are number of patients.

Citation: Li XP, Zhang Y, Sun XL, Hao K, Liu MK, Hao Q, Wang RG. Lymphatic plastic bronchitis and primary chylothorax: A study based on computed tomography lymphangiography. World J Clin Cases 2024; 12(14): 2350-2358
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v12.i14.2350