Risk factors for chylothorax after esophagectomy

Naoya Yoshida^{1

2}, Hideo Baba²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Translational Research and Advanced Treatment against Gastrointestinal Cancer, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuoku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan.
² Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuoku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan.

Editorial

Naoya Yoshida et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Mar.

. 2019 Mar;11(Suppl 3):S196-S197.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.02.28.

Naoya Yoshida^{1

2}, Hideo Baba²

¹ Division of Translational Research and Advanced Treatment against Gastrointestinal Cancer, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuoku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan.
² Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuoku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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