Bilateral traumatic chylothorax treated by thoracic duct embolization: A rare treatment for an uncommon problem

Vascular Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 284-287

  Kurklinsky, Andrew K ^a   McEachen, James C ^a   Friese, Jeremy L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

chylothorax; pleural effusion; thoracic duct; trauma

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; NEEDLE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESSURE SENSATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; THORACIC DUCT EMBOLIZATION; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX PAIN; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHYLOTHORAX; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; THORACIC DUCT; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051637325     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: 14770377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1358863X11408747     Document Type: Article

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