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Review
. 1995 Dec;61(12):1072-5.

Thoracic duct injury in penetrating neck trauma

M H Whiteford  1 , F Abdullah, J J Vernick, R Rabinovici
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  • PMID: 7486449
Review

Thoracic duct injury in penetrating neck trauma

M H Whiteford et al. Am Surg. 1995 Dec.

Abstract

Thoracic duct laceration from penetrating neck trauma is a rare injury associated with significant morbidity. Seventy-one cases published in the English literature in the last 50 years, along with one new case, were reviewed in an attempt to characterize the clinical profile, treatment, and outcome.

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