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Bilateral Chylothorax Secondary to Retrosternal Goitre: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Chylothorax is characterized by an accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the pleural cavity due to damage to the thoracic duct. The aetiology can be traumatic or non-traumatic. Goitre is a rare cause of chylothorax with only eight cases previously described in the literature including only one case cau...

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Autores principales: Cusak, Ruth Patricia, McCarthy, Jane, O’Connor, Terence Markham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SMC Media Srl 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30755867
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2016_000388

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