Treatment of chylothorax in a premature infant using somatostatin

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 563-564

  Goto, Maki ^a   Kawamata, Kazuya ^a   Kitano, Masanao ^a   Watanabe, Ken ^a   Chiba, Yosihide ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PREMATURITY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHYLOTHORAX; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 0242539711     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210975     Document Type: Article

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