Spontaneous neonatal chylothorax treated with octreotide

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 65-67

  Siu, Sylvia L Y ^a   Lam, David S Y ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Neonate; Octreotide

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; LOW RISK PATIENT; MALE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SPONTANEOUS NEWBORN CHYLOTHORAX; THORAX DRAINAGE;

CHYLOTHORAX; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OCTREOTIDE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645326866     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00788.x     Document Type: Review

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