Treatment of delayed chylothorax complicating oesophagectomy

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 142-144

  Nadesan, Sukumar ^a   Ming, Teoh C ^a   Thangaveloo, Gunasegaran ^a   Jasmi, Ali Yaakub ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Oesophageal carcinoma; Pleurodesis

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FOLLOW UP; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; PLEURODESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 18044384845     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60280-3     Document Type: Article

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