Usefulness of video thoracoscopy in the management of spontaneous and postoperation chylothorax

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1106-1109

  Peillon, C ^a   D'Hont, C ^a   Melki, J ^a   Fattouh, F ^a   Perrier, G ^a   Dujon, A ^b   Testart, J ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Medical Surgical Center   (France)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Surgical management Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHYLOTHORAX; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLEURODESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TALC; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032706107     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649901183     Document Type: Article

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