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Near infra-red fluorescence identification of the thoracic duct to prevent chyle leaks during oesophagectomy

BACKGROUND: Chyle leaks following oesophagectomy are a frustrating complication of surgery with considerable morbidity. The use of near infra-red (NIR) fluorescence in surgery is an emerging technology and the use of fluorescence to identify the thoracic duct has been demonstrated in animal work and...

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Autores principales: Barnes, Thomas G., MacGregor, Thomas, Sgromo, Bruno, Maynard, Nicholas D., Gillies, Richard S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9160097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34905086
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-021-08912-1