Massive chylothorax complicating cirrhosis of the liver

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 927-930

  Mokshagundam, Sri Prakash L ^a   Minocha, Anil ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CHOLESTEROL; CHYLOMICRON; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; OCTREOTIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0029814839     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199609000-00018     Document Type: Article

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