Management of cystic lymphangioma in children: Experience in Jos, Nigeria

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 353-356

  Uba, Aba F ^a   Chirdan, Lohfa B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Children; Head and neck; Lymphangioma

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PHARYNGOCUTANEOUS FISTULA; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROMA; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN FISTULA; STRIDOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE; ULCER; WOUND INFECTION;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHANGIOMA, CYSTIC; MALE; NIGERIA; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645405851     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1642-7     Document Type: Article

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