Atypical presentation and transabdominal treatment of chylothorax complicating esophagectomy for cancer
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Chylotorax is a relatively uncommon and difficult to treat complication after esophagectomy for cancer. We report a case of a young adult male who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiationtherapy followed by Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy for a squamous-cell carcinoma of th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/9 |