Management of thoracic duct injuries after oesophagectomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1442-1448

  Wemyss Holden, S A ^a   Launois, B ^a   Maddern, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYLOTHORAX; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACERATION; LIGATION; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORACIC DUCT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DOGS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REOPERATION; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 0034780887     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01896.x     Document Type: Review

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