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The technique of prolonged thoracic duct drainage in transplantation.

Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics ·Vol. 151 ·No. 1 ·1980-07-00 ·Pages 61-4

Koep LJ, Weil R, Starzl TE

Abstract

Prolonged thoracic duct drainage as an immunosuppressive adjunct was accomplished in 96 per cent of organ recipients upon whom it was attempted.

MeSH Terms
Catheterization/instrumentation,methods Drainage Humans Immunosuppression Therapy/methods Kidney Transplantation Liver Transplantation Lymph Lymphocytes Pancreas Transplantation Thoracic Duct/anatomy & histology,surgery Transplantation Immunology Transplantation, Homologous
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Koep L J
Weil R
Starzl T E
References (9)
9 references, click to expand
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Article Info
Journal
Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
Abbr.
Surg Gynecol Obstet
ISSN
0039-6087
Published
1980-07-00
Pages
61-4
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0101370
PMCID
PMC2671390
Subset
IM
Grants
NIDDK NIH HHS · R01 AM007772 · United States
NIADDK NIH HHS · R01 AM007772 · United States
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