Prophylactic thoracic duct mass ligation prevents chylothorax after transthoracic esophagectomy for cancer

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1684-1686

  Cagol, Matteo ^a   Ruol, Alberto ^b   Castoro, Carlo ^a   Alfieri, Rita ^a   Michieletto, Silvia ^b   Ancona, Ermanno ^b  

^a VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHYLOTHORAX; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC DUCT;

CARDIA; CHYLOTHORAX; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; THORACIC DUCT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68149166887     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0094-3     Document Type: Article

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