Thoracoscopic direct clipping of the thoracic duct for chylopericardium and chylothorax

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1662-1665

  Wurnig, Peter N ^a   Hollaus, Peter H ^a   Ohtsuka, Toshiya ^a   Flege, John B ^a   Wolf, Randall K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CHYLOPERICARDIUM; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHYLOTHORAX; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; THORACIC DUCT; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 0033767045     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01921-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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