Chylous accumulation in the mediastinal space following coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Chylomediastinum as a complication of cardiovascular surgery has a reported incidence of lower than 0,5% and is extremely rare following intrapericardial pro-cedures. The origin of this complication is a direct injury to the anterior medi-astinum lymphatics in the thymus area or the thoracic duct, a...
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| Language: | English |
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Cardiocentro Ernesto Che Guevara
2019-07-01
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| Series: | CorSalud |
| Online Access: | http://www.revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/424 |