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  • Title: Postoperative chylothorax: a case for recycling?
    Author: Thomson IA, Simms MH.
    Journal: Cardiovasc Surg; 1993 Aug; 1(4):384-5. PubMed ID: 8076065.
    Abstract:
    Postoperative chylothorax in a patient who was rapidly deteriorating despite conservative treatment is described. A system of recycling chyle from the pleural space through a filter and pump into the subclavian vein is discussed. The history of reinfusion of chyle is reviewed.
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