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Rev. Col. Bras. Cir
; 20(3): 154-6, maio-jun. 1993. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-135267
ABSTRACT
Chylous fistula is an unusual and serious complications of neck surgery. The reported incidence varies from 1 to 2 per cent . In the present study we report a case of chylous fistula following neck dissection for the treatment of a thyroid adenocarcinoma. We present the surgical technique used for the reatment of the chylous fistula and discuss about the surgical management and the conservative treatment of cervical chylous fistula