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Radiotherapy in the treatment of postoperative chylothorax

BACKGROUND: Chylothorax is characterized by the presence of chyle in the pleural cavity. The healing rate of non-operative treatment varies enormously; the maximum success rate in series is 70%. We investigate the efficacy and outcomes of radiotherapy for postoperative chylothorax. METHODS: Chylotho...

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Autores principales: Sziklavari, Zsolt, Allgäuer, Michael, Hübner, Georg, Neu, Reiner, Ried, Michael, Grosser, Christian, Szöke, Tamas, Schemm, Rudolf, Hofmann, Hans-Stefan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3662568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23566741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-72