Intra-abdominal cystic lymphangiomas in infancy and childhood

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 509-514

  Luo, Chih Cheng ^a,c   Huang, Chen Sheng ^a   Chao, Hsun Chin ^b   Chu, Shih Ming ^b   Hsueh, Chuen ^c,d  

^a Department of Pediatric Surgery ^*  (Taiwan)

^b Div of Pediatric Gastroenterology   (Brazil)

^c CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cystic lymphangioma; Excision; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL MASS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LAPAROTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MESENTERY CYST; OMENTUM; PALPATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RARE DISEASE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROPERITONEUM; REVIEW;

ABDOMEN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHANGIOMA, CYSTIC; MALE; MESENTERY; PROGNOSIS; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4544352820     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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