Use of omentum as a physiologic drain for treatment of chylothorax in a dog

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-65

  Williams, John M ^a   Niles, Jacqui D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; DOG; DOG DISEASE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; OMENTUM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CHYLOTHORAX; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; OMENTUM;

EID: 0032612340     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jvet.1999.0061     Document Type: Article

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