Chylothorax: Unusual complication after laparoscopic gastric banding

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 667-670

  Zerrweck, Carlos ^a   Caiazzo, Robert ^a   Arnalsteen, Laurent ^a   Dezfoulian, Guélareh ^a   Porte, Henry ^a   Pattou, François ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Chyle leak; Chylothorax; Laparoscopic gastric banding (LAGB); Thoracic duct

Indexed keywords

ETILEFRINE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLE; CHYLOTHORAX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOW FAT DIET; LYMPHOGRAPHY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OBESITY, MORBID; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 67349235319     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9798-y     Document Type: Article

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