Treatment of postoperative chylothorax through laparoscopic thoracic duct ligation.

Vassallo, B C; Cavadas, D; Beveraggi, E; Sivori, E

Vassallo, B C; Cavadas, D; Beveraggi, E; Sivori, E.

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Vassallo BC; Department of Thoracic Surgery and Chief of Lung Transplantation, Italian Hospital, Gascon 450, Buenos Aires, Argentina. bcvassallo@hitalba.edu.ar

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg ; 21(3): 556-7, 2002 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11888784

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We report the laparoscopic transhiatal thoracic duct ligation to solve postoperative chylothorax after right total pleurectomy for malignant diffuse mesothelioma.

Subject(s)

Chylothorax/surgery; Postoperative Complications/surgery; Thoracic Duct/surgery; Female; Humans; Laparoscopy; Ligation; Mesothelioma/surgery; Middle Aged; Pleural Neoplasms/surgery

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Postoperative Complications / Thoracic Duct / Chylothorax Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg Year: 2002 Document type: Article

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