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Current status of management of neonatal chylothorax

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  1. Division of Pediatric Surgery, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    A. Latif Al-Arfaj

  2. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    Puru Upadhyaya

  3. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    Khalid Al-Umran

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Latif Al-Arfaj, A., Upadhyaya, P. & Al-Umran, K. Current status of management of neonatal chylothorax. Indian J Pediatr 59, 133–136 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02760918

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