Chyle Fistula: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

chyle fistulas, chylous ascites, chylothorax, chyloperitoneum, lymphatic fluid leakage

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Deron J Tessier, MD, Staff Surgeon, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana, CA
Deron J Tessier, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons and American Medical Association
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Russell A Williams, MBBS, Program Director, Professor, Department of Surgery, University of California Medical Center at Irvine
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