Therapeutic effectiveness of diagnostic lymphangiography for refractory postoperative chylothorax and chylous ascites: Correlation with radiologic findings and preceding medical treatment

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 659-666

  Kawasaki, Ryota ^a   Sugimoto, Koji ^b   Fujii, Masahiko ^b   Miyamoto, Naokazu ^a   Okada, Takuya ^b   Yamaguchi, Masato ^b   Sugimura, Kazuro ^b  

^a Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Chylous ascites; Lymphangiography; Postoperative treatment

Indexed keywords

IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; OCTREOTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CHYLOTHORAX; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LIGATION; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYRINGE; THORACIC DUCT; THORACIC DUCT LIGATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

AGED; CHYLOTHORAX; CHYLOUS ASCITES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884642233     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.12.10008     Document Type: Article

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