Thoracic lymphangiectasis presenting with chyloptysis and bronchial cast expectoration

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages

  Orliaguet, O ^a   Beauclair, P ^b   Gavazzi, G ^c   Winckel, P ^d   Laporte, F ^e   Coulomb, M ^c   Ferretti, G R ^c  

^a Pneumology Center Henri Bazire   (France)

^b General Hospital St Marcellin   (France)

^c GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Clinique du Mail   (France)

^e UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Bronchial cast; Chyloptysis; Crazy paving pattern; Lymphangiectasis; Lymphangiography

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; MUCOLYTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHYLE; CHYLOPTYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CHYLOTHORAX; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; CHYLOTHORAX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; MALE; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1642469561     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1424-0     Document Type: Article

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