Treatment of chylothorax with elemene

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-105

  Jianjun, Qin ^a   Song, Z ^a   Yin, L ^b   Jia, Z ^a   Donglei, L ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Henan Cancer Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Elemene; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ELEMENE; GINGER EXTRACT; SCLEROSING AGENT; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHYLOTHORAX; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 41349123357     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965708     Document Type: Article

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