Etiology and management of pediatric chylothorax

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 653-658

  Beghetti, Maurice ^a   La Scala, Giorgio ^a   Belli, Dominique ^a   Bugmann, Philippe ^a   Kalangos, Afksendiyos ^a   Le Coultre, Claude ^a,b  

^a Pediatric Surgery Clinic   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital des Enfants Hopitaux universitaires de Geneve   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHYLOTHORAX; CONGENITAL DISORDER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; THORACIC DUCT; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034030720     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2000.104287     Document Type: Article

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