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Luca Rosti1, Roberta M Bini, Massimo Chessa, Gianfranco Butera, Manuela Drago, Mario Carminati.
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UNLABELLED: Chylothorax may be spontaneous or a complication of thoracic surgery. Treatment of this potentially harmful condition is not well established and may comprise dietary interventions and surgery. Somatostatin seems effective in the management of chylothorax, although its mechanism of action is unclear.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11998912 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-001-0891-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pediatr ISSN: 0340-6199 Impact factor: 3.183