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ASO Author Reflections: Postoperative Chylothorax After Radical Subtotal Esophagectomy

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  1. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, and Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Tokyo, Japan

    Yu Ohkura MD

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article “Risk Factors for Postoperative Chylothorax After Radical Subtotal Esophagectomy”, Ann Surg Oncol. 2018;25(9):2739–2746.

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Ohkura, Y. ASO Author Reflections: Postoperative Chylothorax After Radical Subtotal Esophagectomy. Ann Surg Oncol 25 (Suppl 3), 705–706 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6790-1

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