CASE REPORT
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).
Abstract
How to cite this article
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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