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Thoracic duct injury in penetrating neck trauma
M H Whiteford1, F Abdullah, J J Vernick
1Department of Surgery, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA 19107-5083, USA.
The American Surgeon
|December 1, 1995
Abstract:
Thoracic duct laceration from penetrating neck trauma is a rare injury associated with significant morbidity. Seventy-one cases published in the English literature in the last 50 years, along with one new case, were reviewed in an attempt to characterize the clinical profile, treatment, and outcome.