Lymphoscintigraphy demonstrating thoracic duct injury in an infant with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 335-336

  Moadel Sernick, Renee M ^a   Crooke, Gregory A ^a   Freeman, Leonard M ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome; Lymphoscintigraphy, Thoracic Duct

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; THORACIC DUCT;

CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT, NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 0034007965     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200005000-00002     Document Type: Article

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