Combined chylous neck fistula, chylothorax and chyloperitoneum after transhiatal esophagectomy.
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A 65-year-old man sequentially developed a chylous neck fistula, left-sided chylothorax, and chylous ascites after a transhiatal total esophagectomy for adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus. The pathophysiology of this unusual accumulation of chyle in three separate anatomic compartments is examined.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Lymphology
دوره 29 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996