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Treatment of refractory chylothorax with externalized pleuroperitoneal shunts in children  Andrew B Wolff, BA, Mark L Silen, MD, Evan R Kokoska, MD, Bradley.

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1 Treatment of refractory chylothorax with externalized pleuroperitoneal shunts in children 
Andrew B Wolff, BA, Mark L Silen, MD, Evan R Kokoska, MD, Bradley M Rodgers, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 68, Issue 3, Pages (September 1999) DOI: /S (99)

2 Fig 1 Externalized pleuroperitoneal shunt.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (99) )

3 Fig 2 Two externalized shunts implanted in an 11-year-old patient (Patient #12) with bilateral chylothoraces and a chylopericardium. The left pleural shunt system is not visible in the photograph. These shunts were successfully removed after 1 year of drainage. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (99) )

4 Fig 3 Treatment algorithm for pediatric patients diagnosed with chylothorax. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (99) )


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