Severe cervical chyle fistula after radical neck dissection

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 363-365

  Rollon, Angel ^a,c   Salazar, Cl ^a   Mayorga, F ^b   Marin, R ^b   Infante, P ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chyle fistula; Postoperative complications; Radical neck dissection

Indexed keywords

PLASMA PROTEIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLE; FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGATION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; NECK DISSECTION; SECRETION; THORACIC DUCT;

BLOOD PROTEINS; CHYLE; FISTULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIGATION; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NECK DISSECTION; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; THORACIC DUCT; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE;

EID: 0030254802     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0901-5027(06)80031-7     Document Type: Article

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