Management of cystic hygromas: 30 Year experience

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 815-818

  Burezq, Hisham ^a,b   Williams, Bruce ^a   Chitte, Sachin A ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Conservative; Cystic hygroma; Lymphangioma; Management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION RATE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPHANGIOMA, CYSTIC; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCTION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746823338     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200607000-00041     Document Type: Article

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