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Massive Chylorrhea following Total Thyroidectomy and Neck Dissection

Rajshekar Halkud, Ashok Mohan Shenoy, Prashanth Veerabadriah, Purushotham Chavan

Citation Information : Halkud R, Shenoy AM, Veerabadriah P, Chavan P. Massive Chylorrhea following Total Thyroidectomy and Neck Dissection. Int J Head Neck Surg 2012; 3 (1):45-48.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10001-1092

Published Online: 01-05-2013

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2012; The Author(s).


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Thiagarajan S, Shenoy AM, Veerabadriah P, Chavan P, Halkud R. Massive Chylorrhea following Total Thyroidectomy and Neck Dissection. Int J Head and Neck Surg 2012;3(1):45-48.


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