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Chylothorax complicating esophagectomy for cancer: A plea for early thoracic duct ligation

Stefano Merigliano, Daniela Molena, Alberto Ruol, Giovanni Zaninotto, Matteo Cagol, S. Scappin, Ermanno Ancona

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 2000 · 149 citations · 24 references

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Concepts

MedicineOncologySurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryOncologic SurgerySurgical OncologyEsophageal CancerEsophageal SurgeryLung Resection SurgeryThoracic Oncology SurgeryThoracic SurgeryChylothorax InterventionThoracic Duct AnatomyTransthoracic Esophagectomy

References

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Postoperative chylothorax

Robert J. Cerfolio, Mark S. Allen, Claude Deschamps et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1996 · 328 citations · Full text

JAY C. SELLE, William H. Snyder, J. Schreiber · Annals of Surgery · 1973 · 318 citations · Full text

Medicine, Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery +2

TRAUMATIC CHYLOTHORAX

R. Starr Lampson · Journal of Thoracic Surgery · 1948 · 247 citations

Medicine, Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery +10

Conservative versus surgical management of chylothorax

Boyd C. Marts, Keith S. Naunheim, Andrew C. Fiore et al. · The American Journal of Surgery · 1992 · 195 citations

Medicine, Surgery, Pulmonology +5

Chylothorax: An assessment of current surgical management

Jeffrey W. Milsom, Irving L. Kron, Karen S. Rheuban · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1985 · 177 citations

Medicine, Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery +7