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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007; 55(4): 274-276
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-955882
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Chylothorax Following Extended Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis

C.-S. Huang1 , H.-S. Hsu1 , K.-P. Kao2 , C.-C. Hsieh1 , Y.-C. Wu1 , W.-H. Hsu1 , B.-S. Huang1 , 3
  • 1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 3Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Received July 15, 2006

Publication Date:
04 June 2007 (online)

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ErratumThorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007; 55(06): 405-405
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965714

Introduction

Postoperative chylothorax is an uncommon but well-known complication in cardiovascular and thoracic operations. This debilitating complication may develop after carrying out procedures involving the heart, lungs, aorta, esophagus, sympathetic chain, and subclavian vessels anywhere along the path of the thoracic duct between the diaphragm and the neck. Its occurrence after thymectomy is rare.

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MD, PhD Biing-Shiun Huang

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