Transudative chylothorax: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Lung

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 169-175

  Diaz Guzman, Enrique ^a   Culver, Daniel A ^a   Stoller, James K ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Chylothorax; Liver cirrhosis; Pleural effusion; Transudate

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE;

ASCITES; CHYLOTHORAX; DRAINAGE; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 23944522576     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00408-004-2531-2     Document Type: Review

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