Successful treatment with octreotide of spontaneous chylothorax in a premature infant

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 194-195

  Coulter, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; DRUG RESPONSE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS FEEDING; LIGATION; MEDICAL CARE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PREMATURITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORACIC DUCT; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; OCTREOTIDE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 1942485998     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211031     Document Type: Article

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