Pleural fluid analysis in chylous pleural effusion

Chest

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1436-1441

  Agrawal, Vishal ^a   Doelken, Peter ^a   Sahn, Steven A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chyle; Chylothorax; Chylous ascites; Chylous pleural effusion; Thoracic duct

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHYLE; CHYLOTHORAX; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOCENTESIS;

EID: 45949091052     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-2232     Document Type: Article

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