British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 478-480 , September 2009

High output chyle leak after neck surgery: the role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

  • Khalid Abdel-Galil

      Affiliations

    • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St. Luke's Hospital, Little Horton Way, Bradford, BD5 0NA, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1274 542200.
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  • Richard Milton

      Affiliations

    • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St. James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
    • Tel.: +44 113 2433144.
    • ,
  • James McCaul

      Affiliations

    • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St. Luke's Hospital, Little Horton Way, Bradford, BD5 0NA, UK
    • Tel.: +44 1274 542200.

,Accepted 22 April 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00159-4

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.04.030

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 478-480 , September 2009

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