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Constrictive pericarditis as a rare cause of chylothorax: a case report

BACKGROUND: Chylothorax is a rare clinical condition that results from thoracic duct damage with leakage of chyle from the lymphatic system to the pleural space. Rarely, constrictive pericarditis has been associated with chylothorax, but to our knowledge only in relation to secondary causes such as...

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Autores principales: Lyng, Camilla Simonsen, Vegsundvåg, Johnny, Wahba, Alexander, Grenne, Bjørnar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6426027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31020189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/yty113