Giant neonatal thoraco-abdominal lymphatic malformations treated with sildenafil: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-92

  Singh, P ^a   Mundy, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

giant; Lymphatic malformations; neonatal; sildenafil

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BLEOMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ETHIBLOC; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PICIBANIL; SILDENAFIL; TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSULTATION; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYSTEROTOMY; KARYOTYPE; LYMPHATIC MALFORMATION; MALE; NASAL CANNULA; NEONATAL HEMORRHAGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTNATAL CARE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RESUSCITATION; SCLEROTHERAPY; THORAX MALFORMATION; WRIST;

GIANT; LYMPHATIC MALFORMATIONS; NEONATAL; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHATIC ABNORMALITIES; MALE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PREGNANCY; PURINES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SCLEROTHERAPY; SULFONES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84876962951     PISSN: 19345798     EISSN: 18784429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NPM-1365712     Document Type: Article

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