Chylothorax after repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia - A case report

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 548-549

  Cheah, F C ^a   Noraida, M H S ^a   Boo, N Y ^a   Amin, T Y M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Medium chain triglycerides; Total parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TUBE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

CHEST TUBES; CHYLOTHORAX; DRAINAGE; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACOSTOMY;

EID: 0034332380     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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