Aetiology and management of chylothorax in adults

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 362-369

  Nair, Sukumaran K ^a   Petko, Matus ^a   Hayward, Martin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Lymph; Thoracic duct

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHYLOMICRON; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURECTOMY; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CHOLESTEROL; CHYLE; CHYLOTHORAX; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PROGNOSIS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORAX;

EID: 34347381680     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.04.024     Document Type: Review

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