Chylothorax: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-262

  Chinnock, Brian F ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central venous catheterization; Chylothorax; Iatrogenic disease; Pseudochylothorax; Thoracic duct

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037379791     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00751-5     Document Type: Article

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