Chylothorax in Infancy and Childhood: A Method of Treatment

I.S. Kirkland

Archives of Disease in Childhood · 1965 · 31 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

Chylothorax is a rare condition at any age, but especially so in childhood. It has been recognized as a clinical entity since the first report by Asellius in 1627-1628. Accumulations of chyle in the thorax occur at three periods in life: the neonatal, in copyright.

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