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Case Reports
. 2003 Apr;24(3):259-62.
doi: 10.1016/s0736-4679(02)00751-5.

Chylothorax: case report and review of the literature

Brian F Chinnock  1
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Chylothorax: case report and review of the literature

Brian F Chinnock. J Emerg Med. 2003 Apr.

Abstract

Chylothorax is a rare entity with both traumatic and non-traumatic etiologies. Chyle depletion has significant nutritional, metabolic and immunologic consequences. We present a case of a patient with chylothorax who presented to the Emergency Department on numerous occasions with complications related to his chylothorax.

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