Supradiaphragmatic thoracic duct clipping for chylothorax through left-sided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 313-314

  Watanabe, Atsushi ^a   Koyanagi, Tetsuya ^a   Nakashima, Shinji ^a   Higami, Tetsuya ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Left sided thoracoscopic surgery VATS; Supradiaphragmatic thoracic duct ligation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLIP; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGATION; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

AGED; CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LIGATION; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; THORACIC DUCT; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 33846447055     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.11.039     Document Type: Article

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