A Case of Gorham's Disease Complicated by Bilateral Chylothorax

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-66

  Boyle, Matthew J ^a   Alison, Peter ^a   Taylor, Graeme ^a   Lightbourne, Bernadette A ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Gorham disease; Massive osteolysis; Radiotherapy; Thoracic duct

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATALITY; FEVER; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LETHARGY; MALAISE; MALE; MASSIVE OSTEOLYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SPORT INJURY; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX PAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHYLOTHORAX; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS, ESSENTIAL; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RARE DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37049029851     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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