Transabdominal ligation of the thoracic duct as treatment of choice for postoperative chylothorax after esophagectomy

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-23

  Schumacher, Guido ^a   Weidemann, H ^a   Langrehr, J M ^a   Jonas, S ^a   Mittler, J ^a   Jacob, D ^a   Schmidt, S C ^a   Spinelli, A ^b   Pratschke, J ^a   Pfitzmann, R ^a   Alekseev, D ^a   Neuhaus, P ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Esophagectomy; Ligation; Postoperative; Thoracic duct

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHYLE; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LIGATION; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STOMACH; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC DUCT;

AGED; CHYLOTHORAX; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACIC DUCT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846213879     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2007.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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