Chylothorax after surgery for congenital heart disease in children

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-204

  Fontes Pedra, Simone Rolim Fernandes ^a,b   Pedra, Carlos Augusto Cardoso ^a   Fontes, Valmir Fernandes ^a   Santana, Maria Virgínia Tavares ^a   Paulista, Paulo Paredes ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DANTE PAZZANESE DE CARDIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Congenital heart disease; Management; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004637324     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951100006089     Document Type: Article

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