Chylothorax after esophagectomy

Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 340-341

  Lo, Oswens S H ^a   Law, Simon ^a   Chu, Kent Man ^a   Wong, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ETILEFRINE; OCTREOTIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 0037349298     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/msy.2003.55     Document Type: Article

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