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Traumatic chylothorax: A case report and review

Chylothorax is a rare entity characterised by leakage of lymphatic fluid into the pleural cavity from the thoracic duct. We present a case of traumatic chylothorax following a traumatic fracture of the L1 vertebra. An 84-year-old lady presented to the emergency department after being found collapsed...

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Autores principales: Sendama, Wezi, Shipley, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4356050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26029578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.01.001