Journal of Chest Surgery
- Volume 25 Issue 12
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- Pages.1440-1443
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- 1992
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- 2765-1606(pISSN)
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- 2765-1614(eISSN)
Traumatic Chylothorax - Two Case Report -
외상성 유미흉, 2례 보고
- Lee, Gun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Korea University) ;
- Park, Hyoung-Ju (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Korea University) ;
- Choi, Young-Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Korea University) ;
- Lee, In-Sung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Korea University) ;
- Kim, Hark-Jae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Korea University) ;
- Kim, Hyoung-Mook (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Korea University)
- 이건 (고려대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
- 박형주 (고려대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
- 최영호 (고려대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
- 이인성 (고려대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
- 김학제 (고려대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
- 김형묵 (고려대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
- Published : 1992.12.01
Abstract
Traumatic chylothorax is the presence of lymphatic fluid in the pleural space resulting from thoracic duct rupture, This condition is a serious and often life-threatening clinical entity. Operative trauma is most common mechanism of injury, but we experienced two case of chylothorax due to blunt trauma. One case was treated conservatively, another case was treated surgically.
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