The effectiveness of lymphangiography as a treatment method for various chyle leakages

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 976, 2009, Pages 286-290

  Matsumoto, T ^a   Yamagami, T ^a   Kato, T ^a,b   Hirota, T ^a,c   Yoshimatsu, ^a   Masunami, T ^a   Nishimura, T ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b MATSUSHITA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KYOTO FIRST RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHYLOTHORAX; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW FAT DIET; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PERILYMPH FISTULA; RECURRENT DISEASE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHYLE; CHYLOTHORAX; CHYLOUS ASCITES; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 65349101774     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/64849421     Document Type: Article

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