Doxycycline sclerotherapy as primary treatment of head and neck lymphatic malformations in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 451-460

  Nehra, Deepika ^a,b   Jacobson, Lara ^a,b   Barnes, Pat ^a,b   Mallory, Baird ^a,b   Albanese, Craig T ^a,b   Sylvester, Karl G ^a,b  

^a LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystic hygroma; Doxycycline; Lymphangioma; Lymphatic malformation; Pediatric; Sclerotherapy

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONCURRENT INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SATISFACTION; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AMBULATORY CARE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHATIC ABNORMALITIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40749120294     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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