| Literature DB >> 2245549 |
R D Rames1, P L Schoenecker, K H Bridwell.
Abstract
Chylothorax occurred in a 16-year-old girl after posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis. Nonoperative management, including chest tube drainage for 26 days and total parenteral nutrition, successfully treated this unusual complication after a posterior spinal fusion.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2245549
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Orthop Relat Res ISSN: 0009-921X Impact factor: 4.176