Magnetic resonance imaging for chylothorax after esophagectomy

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 434-436

  Motoyama, Satoru ^a   Okuyama, Manabu ^a   Saito, Reijiro ^a   Kitamura, Michihiko ^b   Ishiyama, Koichi ^a   Ogawa, Jun Ichi ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Iwate Prefectural Isawa Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Esophagectomy; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

PICIBANIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLE; CHYLOTHORAX; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURODESIS; THORACIC DUCT; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 24344507322     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-005-0079-6     Document Type: Article

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