Role of pre-operative lymphangiogram and lympangioscintigraphy in the surgical management of spontaneous chylothorax

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 813-

  Porziella, Venanzio ^a   Cesario, Alfredo ^a,b   Margaritora, Stefano ^a   Granone, Pierluigi ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Lymphangiogram; Lymphangiography; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOTOMY; THORAX CANCER; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SCINTISCANNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHYLOTHORAX; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 33750006537     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.08.011     Document Type: Letter

References (1)

1. Christodoulou M., Ris H.-B., and Pezzetta E. Video-assisted right supradiaphragmatic thoracic duct ligation for non traumatic recurrent chylothorax. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 29 (2006) 810-814