Lymphatic Dysplasias in Newborns and Children: The Role of Lymphoscintigraphy

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Bellini, Carlo ^a   Boccardo, Francesco ^b   Campisi, Corradino ^b   Villa, Giuseppe ^a   Taddei, Gioconda ^a   Traggiai, Cristina ^a   Bonioli, Eugenio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEARANCE; CONGENITAL LYMPHATIC DYSPLASIA; DYSPLASIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 40749095502     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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