Thoracoscopic thoracic duct sealing with LigaSure in two children with refractory postoperative chylothorax

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-139

  Khelif, Karim ^a   Maassarani, Fadi ^b   Dassonville, Martine ^a   De Laet, Marc Henri ^a  

^a HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^b Auvelais Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LONG CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLE; CHYLOTHORAX; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; DEVICE; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC DUCT; THORACIC DUCT THERMOFUSION; THORACOSCOPY; VENOUS PRESSURE; WOUND CLOSURE;

AORTIC COARCTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHYLOTHORAX; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 33947491350     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.0537     Document Type: Article

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