Interposition of great saphenous vein on lymphatic venous anastomosis for infantile intractable chylothorax

Central lymphatic diseases such as intractable chylothorax can be fatal. Lymphatic venous anastomosis at the venous angle level is expected to give a direct therapeutic effect because it opens the obstructed outlet of the main lymphatic vessels. However, the original methods resulted in some importa...

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Main Authors: Motoi Kato, MD, PhD, Takahiro Hirayama, MD, Hiroshi Kawashima, MD, Azusa Watanabe, MD, Shoji Watanabe, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428723002411