Effectiveness of somatostatin in the conservative management of chylothorax

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 262-264

  Doǧan, Riza ^a   Demircin, Metin ^a   Doǧan, Ömer Faruk ^a   Öç, Mehmet ^a   Kuzgun, Elif ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Modified Blalock Taussing shunt; Pleural decortication; Somatostatin; Thoracic duct

Indexed keywords

ALITRAQ; GLUCOSE; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLALOCK TAUSSIG ANASTOMOSIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN DIET; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADOLESCENT; CHYLOTHORAX; HORMONES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 4644245347     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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