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Graves' disease with intractable diarrhea, chylous ascites, and chylothorax: a case report.

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A 50-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of severe diarrhea, irritableness, and severe pitting edema of the legs. The patient had been well until 5 years before admission, when a tremor and tachycardia developed and a diagnosis of Graves' disease was made. Treatment with methimazole

Octreotide treatment of chylothorax in pediatric patients following cardiothoracic surgery.

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OBJECTIVE To analyze the efficacy and safety of octreotide treatment of persistent chylothorax in pediatric patients following cardiothoracic surgery. METHODS Retrospective chart review of patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit of a tertiary care center over a 10-year period

Chemical pleurodesis and somatostatin in treating spontaneous chylothorax in pediatric patients: a retrospective analysis and review of the literature

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Background: Chylothorax is a rare disease, defined as an abnormal accumulation of chylous lymphatic effusion in thoracic cavity, with a high mortality rate in pediatric patients. At present, there are few studies on the treatment of

[Truncal vagotomy using videothoracoscopy without gastric drainage. A prospective study of 250 cases surgically treated in Senegal].

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OBJECTIVE The aim of this prospective study was to report early results of videothoracoscopic truncal vagotomy in non-complicated chronic duodenal ulcers. METHODS From 1995 to 1998, 250 patients suffering from chronic duodenal ulcer without pyloric stenosis were operated on in the main hospital of

Therapeutic applications of octreotide in pediatric patients.

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OBJECTIVE We report our experience with the use of octreotide as primary or adjunctive therapy in children with various gastrointestinal disorders. METHODS A pharmacy database identified patients who received octreotide for gastrointestinal diseases. Indications for octreotide use, dosing,

A pediatric case of anaphylaxis due to octreotide.

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Octreotide is an octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically. It is a potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon and insulin, which is used for treatment of acromegaly, symptomatic treatment of carsinoid tumours, and vasoactive intestinal peptide secreting tumors. It is also

Nutritional therapy and effect assessment of infants with primary intestinal lymphangiectasia: Case reports.

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BACKGROUND Intestinal lymphangiectasia (IL) is a rare enteropathy involving the expansion and rupture of intestinal lymphatic channels. Although several reports have studied cases of primary IL (PIL), this condition is very rare, and is even less commonly encountered in infants. This study aimed to

Hiatal hernia after esophagectomy: analysis of 2,182 esophagectomies from a single institution.

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BACKGROUND Esophageal resection is a complex operation often associated with morbidity. Hiatal hernia after esophagectomy is an unusual complication. We reviewed our experience with this complication. METHODS From February 1988 through February 2009 we performed 2,182 esophagectomies. Fifteen

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