Lymphatic malformations: Diagnosis and management

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 178-185

  Elluru, Ravindhra G ^a   Balakrishnan, Karthik ^b   Padua, Horacio M ^c  

^a DAYTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies; Lymphatic malformations; Sclerotherapy; Surgery; Vascular anomalies

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; RAPAMYCIN; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CELLULITIS; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEAD; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; LYMPHATIC MALFORMATION; MESENCHYME; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NECK; NERVE INJURY; NEUTROPENIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCLEROTHERAPY; SEPSIS; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; VARICOSIS; VISUAL DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; LYMPHATIC ABNORMALITIES; PATHOLOGY;

HUMANS; LYMPHATIC ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 84925501834     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: 15329453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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