Presentations and management of different causes of chylothorax in children: one medical center’s experience

Background: Chylothorax in children is a relatively rare cause of pleural effusion. However, it is usually a common complication of cardiothoracic operations like open-heart surgery. Other etiologies for chylothorax, such as trauma or malignancy, occur more common in adults and rare in children. To...

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Main Authors: Lin Chien-Heng, Lin Wei-Ching, Chang Jeng-Sheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: China Medical University 2017-03-01
Series:BioMedicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/bmdcn/2017070105