Bilateral Chylothorax Due to Blunt Trauma Without Radiographic Evidence of Traumatic Injury
Chylothorax represents an uncommon clinical entity with multiple etiologies. Chylothorax following blunt thoracic trauma is typically associated with posterior rib fractures or thoracic vertebral fractures or dislocations. The occurrence of a traumatic chylothorax in the absence of associated injuri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2n64w22z |