Chylothorax following oesophagogastrectomy for malignant disease

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 460-466

  Alexiou, C ^a   Watson, M ^a   Beggs, D ^a   Salama, F D ^a   Morgan, W E ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Oesophagectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHYLOTHORAX; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC DUCT;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSALITY; CHYLOTHORAX; ENGLAND; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032211725     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00230-9     Document Type: Article

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