CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER, AN EXCEPTIONAL CAUSE OF CHYLOTHORAX - 2 CASES

Authors
VALDES L ALVAREZ D POSE A VALLE JM
Citation
L. Valdes et al., CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER, AN EXCEPTIONAL CAUSE OF CHYLOTHORAX - 2 CASES, Respiratory medicine, 90(1), 1996, pp. 61-62
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
Respiratory medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
09546111
Volume
90
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
61 - 62
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-6111(1996)90:1<61:COTLAE>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Chylothorax, a condition featuring an infrequent form of pleural effus ion, is generally caused by tumours or traumatism. Only about 1% of ch ylothorax cases are caused by cirrhosis of the liver. Two such cases a re described in these case reports.