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Lymphoscintigraphy with single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography is useful for determining the site of chyle leakage after esophagectomy

We describe the case of chylothorax after esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma. Lymphoscintigraphy with Tc-99m-human serum albumin-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid showed an abnormal radioisotope accumulation on the left side of the thoracic duct. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPEC...

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Autores principales: Kotani, Kohei, Kawabe, Joji, Higashiyama, Shigeaki, Shiomi, Susumu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3728750/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23919082
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-3919.112749

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