Thoracic duct ligation and pericardectomy for treatment of idiopathic chylothorax

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-310

  Fossum, Theresa W ^a,b   Mertens, Michelle M ^a   Miller, Matthew W ^a   Peacock, John T ^a   Saunders, Ashley ^a   Gordon, Sonya ^a   Pahl, Galen ^a   Makarski, Lori A ^a   Bahr, Anne ^a   Hobson, Phil H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine chylous effusion; Chyle; Feline chylous effusion; Lymphangiography; Lymphaticovenous communications; Pleural effusion; Surgery; Surgical intervention

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CAT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; LYMPHOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERICARDIUM; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; THORACIC DUCT; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHYLOTHORAX; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LIGATION; MALE; PERICARDIECTOMY; THORACIC DUCT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 2942617299     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2004)18<307:TDLAPF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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