Video-assisted right supradiaphragmatic thoracic duct ligation for non-traumatic recurrent chylothorax

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 810-814

  Christodoulou, Michel ^a   Ris, Hans Beat ^a   Pezzetta, Edgardo ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Supradiaphragmatic duct ligation; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHYLE; CHYLOTHORAX; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EFFUSION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATION DURATION; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNTING; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC DUCT LIGATION;

ADULT; CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC DUCT; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 33646078123     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.01.064     Document Type: Article

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