Efficacy and safety of OK-432 sclerotherapy for giant cystic hygroma in a newborn

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-96

  Samuel, M ^a   McCarthy, L ^a   Boddy, S A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cystic hygroma; Newborn; OK 432; Sclerotherapy

Indexed keywords

PICIBANIL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY;

EID: 0034050287     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000020983     Document Type: Article

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