Prevention of postoperative chylothorax with thoracic duct ligation during video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for cancer

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1332-1336

  Guo, Wei ^a   Zhao, Yun Ping ^a   Jiang, Yao Guang ^a   Niu, Hui Jun ^a   Liu, Xue Hai ^a   Ma, Zheng ^a   Wang, Ru Wen ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Complication; Technique; Thoracic duct; Video assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHYLOTHORAX; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIET RESTRICTION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAAL SPACE; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CHYLOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC DUCT LIGATION; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC ESOPHAGECTOMY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

EID: 84863530424     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-011-2032-3     Document Type: Article

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