Spontaneous neonatal chylothorax treated with octreotide in Turkey: A case report

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 261-262

  Sivasli, Ercan ^a   Dogru, Deniz ^a   Aslan, Ayse Tana ^a   Yurdakok, Murat ^a   Tekinalp, Gulsevin ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NADROPARIN; OCTREOTIDE;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PREGNANCY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHYLOTHORAX; CONSANGUINITY; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OCTREOTIDE; TURKEY;

EID: 16544390935     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211052     Document Type: Article

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