Therapeutic strategies for idiopathic chylothorax

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 461-465

  Epaud, Ralph ^a,b   Dubern, Beatrice ^a,b   Larroquet, Michele ^a,c   Tamalet, Aline ^a,b   Guillemot, Nathalie ^a,b   Maurage, Chantal ^d   Clement, Annick ^a,b   Fauroux, Brigitte ^a,b  

^a ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Pediatric Surgery Department   (Italy)

^d Centre de Pediatrie Clocheville   (France)

Author keywords

Medium chain triglyceride diet; Pleuroperitoneal shunting

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; RETINOL; SOMATOSTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRONCHITIS; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LIPID DIET; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ONSET AGE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNTING; SYMPTOM; TACHYPNEA; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHYLOTHORAX; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40849145793     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.10.024     Document Type: Article

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