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Use of octreotide in the management of chylothorax—After median sternotomy

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Dixit, M., Dubey, A., Gan, M. et al. Use of octreotide in the management of chylothorax—After median sternotomy. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 21, 285–286 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-005-0010-x

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