Risk factors of chylothorax after esophagectomy

Sufeng Chen^{1

2}, Yue Zhao^{1

2}, Haiquan Chen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200333, China.
² Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200333, China.

Editorial

Sufeng Chen et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 May.

. 2019 May;11(5):1749-1752.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.05.17.

Sufeng Chen^{1

2}, Yue Zhao^{1

2}, Haiquan Chen^{1

2}

¹ Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200333, China.
² Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200333, China.

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Conflict of interest statement

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

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