1. Effective method of evaluating infantile chylothorax.
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Iio, Kazuki, Soneda, Keiko, Shimotakahara, Akihiro, Hataya, Hiroshi, and Kono, Tatsuo
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STEROID drugs , *OCTREOTIDE acetate , *CHEST paracentesis , *CHEST X rays , *CHYLE , *CHYLOTHORAX , *COMPUTED tomography , *INTENSIVE care units , *LYMPH nodes , *LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY , *PEDIATRICS , *RADIONUCLIDE imaging , *RESPIRATORY insufficiency , *TRACHEA intubation , *TRIGLYCERIDES , *SINGLE-photon emission computed tomography , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *CONTRAST media , *DISEASE progression , *TACHYPNEA , *CHILDREN , *DIAGNOSIS , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 1-year-old girl who was diagnosed with chylothorax after experiencing irritability and tachypnea. It mentions that the infant undergone an intranodal lymphangiography after a rapid progression of respiratory failure which result to a successful surgical intervention.
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- 2019
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