Etiology of chylothorax in 203 patients

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 867-870

  Doerr, Clinton H ^a,b   Allen, Mark S ^a   Nichols III, Francis C ^a   Ryu, Jay H ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHYLOTHORAX; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOM; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 21344468125     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/80.7.867     Document Type: Article

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