Thoracoscopic management of thoracic duct injury: Is there a place for conservatism?

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-59

  Kumar, S ^a   Kumar, Arvind ^a   Pawar, D K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Chylous fistula; Thoracic duct; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLE; CHYLOPERICARDIUM; CHYLOTHORAX; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGATION; LOW FAT DIET; MORTALITY; NECK DISSECTION; NEUROFIBROMA; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY; THORAX SURGERY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LIGATION; NEUROFIBROMA; THORACIC DUCT; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 1942536543     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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