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A left thoracic approach in a prone position for thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation in a patient with post-esophagectomy chylothorax: A case report

INTRODUCTION: We debate whether or not to approach from right thorax for the left chylothorax after esophagectomy. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 50 s-year-old female underwent right-sided thoracoscopic esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy for esophageal carcinoma (type 0-IIa, 3.4 × 2.2 cm, T1bN0...

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Autores principales: Maruyama, Kiyotomi, Shimada, Kou, Hamanaka, Toshikazu, Sugenoya, Shinsuke, Gomi, Kuniyuki, Mihara, Motohiro, Kajikawa, Shoji, Sato, Yusuke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5686039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29100176
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.10.026