Chylothorax after pulmonary resection and lymph node dissection for primary lung cancer; retrospective observational study

Chylothorax after pulmonary resection and lymph node dissection for primary lung cancer; retrospective observational study

Abstract Background Pulmonary resection with mediastinal lymph node dissection for treating primary lung cancer could sometimes causes chylothorax as a postoperative complication. This study examined the validity of treatments for chylothorax in our hospital. Methods We evaluated 2019 patients who u...

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Main Authors: Yoshiyuki Yasuura, Hayato Konno, Takamitsu Hayakawa, Yukihiro Terada, Kiyomichi Mizuno, Hiroyuki Kayata, Hideaki Kojima, Tetsuya Mizuno, Mitsuhiro Isaka, Yasuhisa Ohde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Chylothorax
Lymph node dissection
Primary lung cancer
Pulmonary resection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-01758-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-01758-1

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