Chylothorax following posterior cervical decompression – A rare & unusual complication

Dayle Terrington (King's Lynn, United Kingdom), Dayle Terrington, Shiva Murugan-Sukumar, Lubna Nishath, Arun Arya

Source: International Congress 2016 – From pleura to bronchi: new insights
Session: From pleura to bronchi: new insights
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 659
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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