Contralateral thoracic duct injury after unilateral cervical stab wound: a rare cause of chylothorax

Çağatay Çetinkaya

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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Contralateral thoracic duct injury after unilateral cervical stab wound: a rare cause of chylothorax

Çağatay Çetinkaya

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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Uskudar University, Istanbul, Turkey

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2025; 22 (4): 316-318

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2025.158029

Online publish date: 2025/12/30

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Contralateral thoracic duct injury after unilateral cervical stab wound: a rare cause of chylothorax

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