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The use of high dose octreotide in management of neonatal chylothorax: Review

M. A. AlhasoonUnaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences and Qassim University.Saudi Arabia Journal of Neonatal and Perinatal MedicineJ Neonatal Perinatal Med 2021; 14: 457-461DOI: 10.3233/NPM-200644 AbstractBackground: Being a rare condition, the incidence of chylothorax among neonates is low, but the mortality rate is high. In a dire effort to reduce the risk of death, octreotide treatment […]

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Drugs in Focus: Octreotide Use in Children With Gastrointestinal Disorders

Emmanuel Mas, Osvaldo Borrelli, Ilse Broekaert, J. Martin de-Carpi, Jernej Dolinsek, Erasmo Miele, Corina Pienar, C. Ribes Koninckx, Ruth-Anne Thomassen, Mike Thomson, Christo Tzivinikos, Marc A. BenningaHôpital des Enfants and Université de Toulouse. Great Ormond Street Hospital. University Hospital Cologne and University of Cologne. Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. University Medical Centre Maribor. University of

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Congenital Chylothorax and Hydrops Fetalis: A Novel Neonatal Presentation of RASA1 Mutation

Alessia Gallipoli, Gillian MacLean, Jagdeep S. Walia, Anupam SehgalQueen’s University.Canada PediatricsPediatrics 2021; 147: DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-011601 AbstractMutations in the RASA1 gene are known to cause arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), with evidence of associated lymphatic malformations. We report for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, an infant with RASA1 mutation presenting with hydrops fetalis and chylothorax, but without an associated

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Chylothorax in the neonate-A stepwise approach algorithm

Gustavo Rocha, Vanessa Arnet, Paulo Soares, Ana Cristina Gomes, Sandra Costa, Paula Guerra, Jorge Casanova, Ines AzevedoCentro Hospitalar Universitário de São João. Universidade do Porto. Portugal Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2021; 56: 3093-310DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25601 AbstractBackground: Chylothorax in neonates results from leakage of lymph from thoracic lymphatic ducts and is mainly congenital or posttraumatic. The clinical course of the

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Plastic Bronchitis in Adult and Pediatric Patients: A Review of its Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Niel Patel, Mayur Patel, Ravali Inja, Armin Krvavac, Andrew J. LechnerSaint Louis University School of Medicine. United States Missouri MedicineMo Med 2021; 118: 363-373DOI Not Available. PMCID: PMC8343636 AbstractPurpose of study: Plastic Bronchitis (PB) is a rare pulmonary condition characterized by the presence of casts in the trachea or bronchial tree. While there are many individual cases

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Clinical heterogeneity of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension associated with variants in TBX4

Ignacio Hernandez-Gonzalez, Jair Tenorio, Julian Palomino-Doza, Amaya Martinez Meñaca, Rafael Morales Ruiz, Mauro Lago-Docampo, Marı´a Valverde Gomez, Javier Gomez Roman, Ana Bele´n Enguita Valls, Carmen Perez-Olivares, Diana Valverde, Joan Gil Carbonell, Elvira Garrido-Lestache Rodrı´guez-Monte, Maria Jesus del Cerro, Pablo Lapunzina, Pilar Escribano-SubiasHospital Universitario Río Hortega. Hospital Universitario La Paz. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red

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Pulmonary vasodilators can lead to various complications in pulmonary “arterial” hypertension associated with congenital heart disease

Ayako Chida‑Nagai, Koichi Sagawa, Takao Tsujioka, Takanori Fujimoto, Kota Taniguchi, Osamu Sasaki, Gaku Izumi, Hirokuni Yamazawa, Naoki Masaki, Atsushi Manabe, Atsuhito TakedaHokkaido University. Fukuoka Children’s Hospital. Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.Japan Heart and VesselsHeart Vessels 2020; 35: 1307-1315DOI: 10.1007/s00380-020-01604-1 AbstractCongenital heart disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (CHD-PAH) is one of the major complications in patients with CHD. A timely closure of the left-to-right shunt will generally result

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Customized Massive Parallel Sequencing Panel for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Jair Antonio Tenorio Castaño, Ignacio Hernández-Gonzalez, Natalia Gallego, Carmen Pérez-Olivares, Nuria Ochoa Parra, Pedro Arias, Elena Granda, Gonzalo Gómez Acebo, Mauro Lago-Docampo, Julian Palomino-Doza, Manuel López Meseguer, María Jesús del Cerro, Spanish PAH Consortium, Diana Valverde, Pablo Lapunzina, Pilar Escribano-SubíasHospital Universitario La Paz-UAM Paseo de La Castellana. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades

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A Case of Pulmonary Veno-occlusive Disease Following Hepatic Veno-occlusive Disease After Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Neuroblastoma

Kyohei Isshiki, Karuko Shima, Fumito Yamazaki, Toshiki Takenouchi, Hiroyuki ShimadaKeio University School of MedicineJapan Journal od Pediatric Hematology OncologyJ Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2020; 42(7):e677-e679DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001566 AbstractPulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is an uncommon form of pulmonary hypertension that is usually difficult to diagnose and is refractory to conservative treatment. PVOD can occur in connection with high-dose chemotherapy

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Pulmonary hypertension secondary to pulmonary veno occlusive disease: Catastrophe in the catheterization laboratory

Anuj Sharma, Prashant Raviprakash Bobhate, Tanuja Karande, Ravindra Pawar, Snehal KulkarniKokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital.India Annals of Pediatric CardiologyAnn Pediatr Cardiol 2020; 13: 377-379DOI: 10.4103/apc.APC_142_20 AbstractNo Abstract Available CategoryClass I. Pulmonary Veno-occlusive Disease and Pulmonary Capillary HemangiomatosisDiagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Invasive TestingMedical Therapy. Adverse Effects or Lack of Adverse Effects Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular

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