Management of unremitting chylothorax by percutaneous embolization and blockage of retroperitoneal lymphatic vessels in 42 patients

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1139-1148

  Cope, Constantin ^a   Kaiser, Larry R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Lymphatic system, embolization; Thoracic duct

Indexed keywords

GLUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CATHETERIZATION; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGATION; LYMPH VESSEL; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEUM; TECHNIQUE; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 0036847912     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61956-3     Document Type: Article

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