Reconstruction of occluded thoracic duct for treatment of chylopericardium: A novel surgical therapy

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1600-1602

  Melduni, Rowlens M ^a   Oh, Jae K ^a   Bunch, T Jared ^a   Sinak, Lawrence J ^a   Gloviczki, Peter ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOPERICARDIUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; THORACIC DUCT; THROMBOSIS;

AGED; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRAPHY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACIC DUCT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 57949103297     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.06.066     Document Type: Article

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