Use of somatostatin analogues to treat chylothorax in a child with Generalised Lymphatic Dysplasia

Generalised Lymphatic Dysplasia is a rare condition that may be associated with significant chylothoraces. The management of such effusions is often challenging. We present the case of a 15-year-old girl with bilateral chylothoraces and lymphoedema of her limbs. A clinical diagnosis of Generalised L...

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Autores principales: Brodlie, Malcolm, Abdelgalil, Sara, Mansour, Sahar, Spencer, David A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3920370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26056769
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmedc.2011.07.005

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3920370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26056769
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmedc.2011.07.005

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