Isolated primary chylopericardium

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 319-321

  Yüksel, Mustafa ^a   Yildizeli, Bedrettin ^a   Zonüzi, Ferzat ^a   Batirel, Hasan F ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chylopericardium; Primary

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH FLOW; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHYLOTHORAX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIAL WINDOW TECHNIQUES; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0343580470     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00126-7     Document Type: Article

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