Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 12 , Pages 1806-1807 , December 2004

Resolution of refractory chylous ascites after Kasai portoenterostomy using octreotide

Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Seoul, Korea, May 16–20, 2004.

  • Jin-Bok Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatric Sugery and Pediatrics, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea
    • ,
  • Soon-Ok Choi

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatric Sugery and Pediatrics, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea
    • ,
  • Woo-Hyun Park

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatric Sugery and Pediatrics, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Woo-Hyun Park, MD, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 194 Dongsan-dong, Daegu, 700-712, Republic of Korea South Korea

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PII: S0022-3468(04)00554-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.08.009

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 12 , Pages 1806-1807 , December 2004

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