Bilateral chylothorax after neck dissection

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 492-495

  Busquets, José M ^a,b,d   Rullan, Pedro J ^a,c   Trinidad Pinedo, Juan ^a,b  

^a Univ of Puerto Rico Sch of Med ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^c University of Puerto Rico   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOMATOSTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; PLEURA EFFUSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 1942478417     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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