Management of chylothorax after thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 273-276

  Selzer, Don J ^a,b   Howard, Thomas J ^a   Kesler, Ken A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPLANCHNICECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033053851     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.1999.9.273     Document Type: Article

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