Lymphoscintigraphy combined with single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography (SPECT-CT): A very effective imaging approach for identification of the site of leak in postoperative chylothorax

Post operative chylothorax is a known complication of various thoracic surgeries. It needs identification of precise site of leak in the thoracic duct. Lymphosicintigraphy can identify chyle leak but cannot delineate exact site of leak. SPECT-CT is precise in anatomic localisation and hence SPECT-CT...

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Autores principales: Das, Jayanta, Thambudorai, Robin, Ray, Soumendranath
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4379685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25829744
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-3919.152988

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4379685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25829744
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-3919.152988

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