OK-432 therapy for lymphangiomas

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1195-1199

  Smith, Richard J H ^a,c   Burke, Diane K ^b   Sato, Yutaha ^c   Poust, Rolland I ^b   Kimura, Ken ^a   Bauman, Nancy M ^c  

^a Departments of Otolaryngology   (United States)

^b Department of Radiology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PICIBANIL; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST FLUID; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHANGIOMA; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029854868     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1996.01890230041009     Document Type: Article

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