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A case report on chylothorax post penetrating chest trauma

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Chylothorax is a rare condition secondary to a chyle leak from the thoracic duct. The most common cause is after thoracic and cardiac surgery. Other causes include malignancy, non-iatrogenic trauma, and miscellaneous disorder - tuberculosis, filariasis and idiopathic con...

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Autores principales: Nyatsambo, Chido, Moeng, Maeyane Steve, Ngwisanyi, Weludo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10428025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37572469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108637

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