Chyle in the Wrong Place: Why Knowing the Target Matters

Beenish Iqbal¹, Najib M Rahman^{1

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Editorial

Beenish Iqbal et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 May.

. 2022 May;19(5):722-723.

doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202202-121ED.

Beenish Iqbal¹, Najib M Rahman^{1

2}

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Nontraumatic Chylothorax and Chylopericardium: Diagnosis and Treatment Using an Algorithmic Approach Based on Novel Lymphatic Imaging.
Gurevich A, Hur S, Singhal S, DiBardino D, Haas AR, Hansen-Flaschen JH, Nadolski G, Itkin M. Gurevich A, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 May;19(5):756-762. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202103-262OC. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022. PMID: 34797746

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