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Gasless Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via the Trans-Axillary Approach
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Surgical management of cervical chyloma following parathyroidectomy
Dunia Abdul-Aziz1, Hien T Tierney, Daniel G Deschler
1Department of Otology and Laryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, 02114, USA.
Auris, Nasus, Larynx
|January 25, 2011
Abstract:
Although rare, chylomas can present as a neck mass, especially in the post-operative setting. Here, we present a case of a persistent cervical chyloma following parathyroidectomy and propose a management algorithm for this clinical entity.
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