Primary chylopericardium treated with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 360-361

  Watanabe, Shun ichi ^a   Kariatsumari, K ^a   Sakasegawa, K ^a   Imagama, I ^a   Yotsumoto, G ^a   Sakata, R ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chylopericardium; Surgery; Thoracoscopy; Treatment; VATS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOPERICARDIUM; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERICARDIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOSCOPY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIAL WINDOW TECHNIQUES; PERICARDIUM; THORACIC DUCT; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 0036904726     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35736     Document Type: Article

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