Chylothorax after surgical treatment of right-sided thoracic outlet syndrome;Fístula linfática após tratamento cirúrgico de síndrome do desfiladeiro torácico à direita

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 388-391

  Araujo, Luiz Felipe Lopes ^a   Moreschi, Alexandre Heitor ^a   Macedo, Guilherme Baroni de ^a   Moschetti, Laura ^a   Machado, Eduardo Lopes ^b   Saueressig, Maurício Guidi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cervical rib syndrome; Chylothorax; Postoperative complications; Thoracic outlet syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649535112     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132009000400014     Document Type: Article

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