食管癌术后发生乳糜胸的多数患者病情较危重，如不及时诊断和处理可危及病人生命。我们在1985～1997年行食管癌切除764例，发生乳糜胸9例，发生率为1．17％。现报告如下。1临床资料1．1一般资料：本组9例，其中男6例，女3例，年龄39～68岁，平均年龄56岁。7例为食管中段病变，2 The majority of patients with chylothorax after esophageal cancer are in critical conditions. Failure to diagnose and treat them in time can jeopardize patient life. We performed 764 cases of esophageal cancer resection in 1985 to 1997, and 9 cases of chylothorax occurred. The incidence rate was 1.17%. The report is as follows. 1 Clinical data 1.1 General information: This group of 9 cases, including 6 males and 3 females, aged 39 to 68 years, mean age 56 years. 7 cases of esophageal lesions, 2