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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Sep 2000
Case ReportsLate presentation of tension chylothorax following blunt chest trauma.
- M Chamberlain and C Ratnatunga.
- Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DY, Oxfordshire, UK.
- Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2000 Sep 1;18(3):357-9.
AbstractWe describe the case of tension chylothorax in a 29-year-old man following blunt chest trauma sustained in a road traffic accident. This presented with respiratory and haemodynamic compromise. Conservative treatment was attempted but definitive surgical intervention was required.
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