Treatment of chylothorax in Gorham's disease: Case report and literature review

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 381-382

  Miller, Grant G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSIVE OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOLYSIS; PLEURECTOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHYLOTHORAX; DIET THERAPY; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS, ESSENTIAL; PLEURA; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOSTOMY; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036814528     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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