Primary idiopathic chylopericardium in a 2 month old successfully treated without surgery

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 646-648

  López Castilla, José D ^a   Soult, Juan A ^a   Falcón, José M ^a,b   Muñoz, Miguel ^a   Santos, José ^a   Gavilan, José L ^a   Rodríguez, Alfonso ^a  

^a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit   (Spain)

^b C/ Asuncion N 73 5 Izda   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chylopericardium; Pericardial effusions

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLE; CHYLOPERICARDIUM; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034072136     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.0350646     Document Type: Article

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