Spontaneous Chylothorax following Septic Pulmonary Embolization

Chylothorax is the occurrence of chyle (lymph) in the pleural cavity secondary to damage of the thoracic duct. It is a rare form of pleural effusion which appears as a milky white turbid fluid. Malignancy is the leading cause of nontraumatic chylothorax while inadvertent surgical injury to the thora...

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Autores principales: Agustin, Michael, Yamamoto, Michele, Tongma, Chawat, Chua, Leslie Anne, Torres, Michael, Shay, Scott
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7057015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32148992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3979507

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7057015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32148992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3979507

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