Primary Chylopericardium Treated with Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Thoracic Duct Clipping and Pericardial Fenestration—A Case Report—
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Supradiaphragmatic thoracic duct clipping for chylothorax through left-sided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
Chylothorax is a life-threatening clinical entity. Traditional surgical management for cases refractory to conservative treatment is thoracic duct ligation through a right open thoracotomy or closure of the site of duct laceration through an open thoracotomy. We report herein two patients with left chylothorax successfully treated by supradiaphragmatic thoracic duct (STD) ligation through left-...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1345-2843,1882-5133
DOI: 10.3919/jjsa.80.1824