Early Endoscopic Treatment of Chylothorax Develops after Surgical Treatment of Lung Cancer Patients

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 506-510

  Kanzaki, Masato ^a   Sasano, Susumu ^a   Murasugi, Masahide ^a   Oyama, Kunihiro ^a   Kuwata, Hiromi ^a   Onuki, Takamasa ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Endoscopic treatment; Lung cancer; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER SURGERY; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; THORAX SURGERY; TIME;

AGED; CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0442279071     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-003-0111-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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