Chylothorax: An assessment of current surgical management

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1985, Pages 221-227

  Milsom, J W ^a   Kron, I L ^a   Rheuban, K S ^a   Rodgers, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEART; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY; THORACIC DUCT LIGATION;

EID: 0022353377     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)38816-6     Document Type: Article

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