When chyle leaks: Nutrition management options

Practical Gastroenterology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 60-76

  McCray, Stacey ^a   Parrish, Carol Rees ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYLE; CHYLE LEAK; DIGESTION; HUMAN; LIPID ABSORPTION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; NUTRITION; REVIEW; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 4444305187     PISSN: 02774208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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