Report of three cases: Congenital chylothorax and treatment modalities

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 418-421

  Altuncu, Emel ^a   Akman, Ipek ^a   Kiyan, Gürsu ^a   Ersu, Refika ^a   Yurdakul, Ziya ^a   Bilgen, Hülya ^a   Özdoǧan, Tutku ^a   Özek, Eren ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Congenital chylothorax; Newborn; Octreotide; Pleurodesis

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; OCTREOTIDE; OXYGEN; SURFACTANT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEPSIS; THORAX SURGERY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TUBE; WOUND INFECTION;

CHEST TUBES; CHYLOTHORAX; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OCTREOTIDE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 38349070592     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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