Management of chyle fistulae following surgery in the neck

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 38, Issue 2-4, 2001, Pages 117-120

  Ravi Kannan, R ^a   Mahajan, Vikash ^a   Ayyappan, S ^a  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE WIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHYLE; FISTULA; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; NECK DISSECTION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THORACIC DUCT;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHYLE; FISTULA; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; NECK DISSECTION; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 0043263406     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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