Effectiveness of propranolol in a newborn with liver hemangiomatosis

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 414-415

  Meyer, Lutz ^a   Graffstaedt, H ^a   Giest, H ^a   Truebenbach, J ^a   Waner, M ^b  

^a St Joseph Hospital   (Germany)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER ANGIOMATOSIS; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER PERFUSION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCINTIGRAPHY; SKIN HEMANGIOMA; ULTRASOUND;

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PROPRANOLOL;

EID: 78650276255     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1254163     Document Type: Article

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