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Peritoneovenous Shunt After Failure of Octreotide Treatment for Chylous Ascites in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Trousseau Hospital, 37044, Tours, France

    Laurent Lefrou, Louis d’Alteroche & Etienne Henry Metman

  2. Department of Gynecology, Bretonneau Hospital, Tours, France

    Yahia Harchaoui

  3. Department of Surgery, Béclère Hospital, Clamart, France

    Dominique Franco

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Lefrou, L., d’Alteroche, L., Harchaoui, Y. et al. Peritoneovenous Shunt After Failure of Octreotide Treatment for Chylous Ascites in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Dig Dis Sci 52, 3188–3190 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-9353-4

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