A rare case of traumatic chylothorax after blunt thoracic trauma
Introduction. Chylothorax is an accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity due to a disruption of the thoracic duct. Traumatic chylothoraces are usually a result of a penetrating trauma and disruption of the thoracic duct, but blunt traumatic chylothorax is a rare condition. The aim of this paper i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Serbian Medical Society
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2017/0370-81791700015S.pdf |