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A case of a traumatic chyle leak following an acute thoracic spine injury: successful resolution with strict dietary manipulation
BACKGROUND: Chylothorax is a rare form of pleural effusion that can be associated with both traumatic and non-traumatic causes. Thoracic duct ligation is often the treatment of choice in postsurgical patients; however the optimal treatment of this disease process after traumatic injury remains uncle...
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BioMed Central
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3072950/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21443785 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-6-10 |