Autor: |
Flaherty S; Thoracic Surgery Service, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft. Gordon, GA 30905., Ellison R, Grishkin BA |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Zdroj: |
Military medicine [Mil Med] 1994 Sep; Vol. 159 (9), pp. 627-8. |
Abstrakt: |
Chylothorax is a rare complication of thymectomy. Following thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, our patient developed bilateral chylous pleural effusions. The presence of a "mediastinal window" allowed adequate drainage with a unilateral chest tube. |
Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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