Mediastinal cystic lymphangioma: Is resection always necessary?

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 243-244

  Pop, Daniel ^a   Benizri, E I ^a   Venissac, N ^a   Leo, F ^a   Padovani, B ^a   Mouroux, J ^a  

^a PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Chylopericardium; Chylothorax; Mediastinal lymphangioma; Video thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLE; CHYLOPERICARDIUM; CHYLOTHORAX; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; CYTOLOGY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FENESTRATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM CYST; PERICARDIAL BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHANGIOMA, CYSTIC; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RARE DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844494684     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-837648     Document Type: Article

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