Thoracoscopic ligation of the thoracic duct in a child with spontaneous chylothorax

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 546-549

  Achildi, Olga ^a   Smith, Brian P ^b   Grewal, Harsh ^a,b,c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; LIPID;

CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURODESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOSCOPE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 33947708923     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.16.546     Document Type: Review

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