Intractable Chylothorax Following Mitral Valve Replacement in an Adult
Chylothorax after an open-heart surgery has previously been mentioned in the literature. We report this association in a young female post-mitral valve replacement surgery due to abnormal lymphatic channels. Medical management was conducted for 4 weeks. On failure of the conservative treatment, she...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mamcjms.in/article.asp?issn=2394-7438;year=2018;volume=4;issue=3;spage=152;epage=154;aulast=Jain |