Treatment of lymphangiomas in children: An update of Picibanil (OK-432) sclerotherapy

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 381-387

  Greinwald J H , Jr ^a   Burke, D K ^a   Sato, Y ^a   Poust, R I ^a   Kimura, K ^a   Bauman, N M ^a   Smith, R J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PICIBANIL; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHANGIOMA; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032841489     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(99)70225-1     Document Type: Article

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